Goa: Malaria Tablets?

stifflersmom · Jan 21st, 2008, 21:53

Hi all,

can i get malaria tablets at the local chemists in Calangute? i just take the 1 a week ones. how much would they be?

Thanks,

wonderwomanusa · Jan 22nd, 2008, 12:42

You can get Doxycycline there (every day pill) -- not sure about any others, particularly those with no name.

phunkymonkey · Jan 22nd, 2008, 12:44

i'm on doxycycline at the moment and they seem to be fine in terms of side effects etc. we completely forgot about the extra sensitivity to the sunlight though, which means we got a 1 week tan in 2 days

i was chatting to one of the railway doctors on the train from mumbai to thivim and he said that they they are an old drug and were starting to become ineffective down here, but that for now they still worked fine.

stifflersmom · Jan 22nd, 2008, 16:16

thanks Phunkymonkey - how much are the tablets to buy in Goa? 1 week tan in 2 days sounds fantastic to me :-)

phunkymonkey · Jan 22nd, 2008, 17:19

absolutely no idea, but they'll be a shedload cheaper than back home

kookaburra717 · Jan 22nd, 2008, 18:48

Newbie here but lurking for ages! Would be interested in price of doxycycline in Goa. I tolerate it well and have used few times in Goa. Paid about 18p per tab from online pharm in UK. Regular pharm wanted twice the price.

wonderwomanusa · Jan 23rd, 2008, 06:44

A few years ago (2003), 90-days' worth of Doxycycline cost me less than US$15. I've forgotten what I actually spent on it at some pharmacy at CP in Delhi. The price probably hasn't gone up all that much .. it's an old drug and even very inexpensive here in the US.

abracax · Jan 23rd, 2008, 07:39

Rs5 a cap for doxycycline - but it's worth bringing your own.

edwardseco · Jan 23rd, 2008, 10:16

Lariam is the once a week type. I don't recommend it generally but if you can handle it fine. Its especially fine because women get much larger share of the psychotic reactions to it. I use Doxy as its dirt cheap in India and id prescribed to me by my sis in law. Its great for us but some women get reactions..

vireya · Jan 23rd, 2008, 11:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardseco

...Its especially fine because women get much larger share of the psychotic reactions to it...

Huh???

Nick-H · Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:00

Old-fashioned chloraquine is also a once-a-week job, and is both available and cheap here: Larago-DS.

edwardseco · Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:31

Forgot about that. Are you still taking that Nick.?

edwardseco · Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:34

Quote:

Its especially fine because women get much larger share of the psychotic reactions to it...

Huh???

Should word that differently! Since she apparently doesn't have such side effects, more common among women than men, that particular regime does seem suited to her..

Nick-H · Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardseco

Forgot about that. Are you still taking that Nick.?

No. My doctor shared the view that one can't go on taking it for ever once you are settled here. What an amazing memory you have!

Diddles · Jan 29th, 2008, 22:46

Stupid question here but is there malaria in Goa ? Thought it was relatively safe there, I've been a few times and never taken tablets, hate putting that stuff in my system, still it's better than getting malaria.

Jan 21st, 2008, 21:53	#1
stifflersmom Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 39	Goa: Malaria Tablets? Hi all, can i get malaria tablets at the local chemists in Calangute? i just take the 1 a week ones. how much would they be? Thanks, Last edited by machadinha : Feb 2nd, 2008 at 14:37. Reason: adjusted title

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phunkymonkey Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sunny derbyshire Posts: 74	i'm on doxycycline at the moment and they seem to be fine in terms of side effects etc. we completely forgot about the extra sensitivity to the sunlight though, which means we got a 1 week tan in 2 days i was chatting to one of the railway doctors on the train from mumbai to thivim and he said that they they are an old drug and were starting to become ineffective down here, but that for now they still worked fine. __________________ what would chuck norris do?

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abracax Mahaguru Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 435	Rs5 a cap for doxycycline - but it's worth bringing your own. __________________ He travels fastest who pays for a cab.

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,420	Old-fashioned chloraquine is also a once-a-week job, and is both available and cheap here: Larago-DS. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Jan 22nd, 2008, 12:42	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,571	You can get Doxycycline there (every day pill) -- not sure about any others, particularly those with no name.

Jan 22nd, 2008, 16:16	#4
stifflersmom Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 39	thanks Phunkymonkey - how much are the tablets to buy in Goa? 1 week tan in 2 days sounds fantastic to me :-)

Jan 22nd, 2008, 17:19	#5
phunkymonkey Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sunny derbyshire Posts: 74	absolutely no idea, but they'll be a shedload cheaper than back home

Jan 22nd, 2008, 18:48	#6
kookaburra717 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greater London area Posts: 10	Newbie here but lurking for ages! Would be interested in price of doxycycline in Goa. I tolerate it well and have used few times in Goa. Paid about 18p per tab from online pharm in UK. Regular pharm wanted twice the price.

Jan 23rd, 2008, 06:44	#7
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,571	A few years ago (2003), 90-days' worth of Doxycycline cost me less than US$15. I've forgotten what I actually spent on it at some pharmacy at CP in Delhi. The price probably hasn't gone up all that much .. it's an old drug and even very inexpensive here in the US.

Jan 23rd, 2008, 10:16	#9
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,436	Lariam is the once a week type. I don't recommend it generally but if you can handle it fine. Its especially fine because women get much larger share of the psychotic reactions to it. I use Doxy as its dirt cheap in India and id prescribed to me by my sis in law. Its great for us but some women get reactions..

Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:31	#12
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,436	Forgot about that. Are you still taking that Nick.?

Jan 29th, 2008, 22:46	#15
Diddles Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 33	Stupid question here but is there malaria in Goa ? Thought it was relatively safe there, I've been a few times and never taken tablets, hate putting that stuff in my system, still it's better than getting malaria.

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