Chloroquine + Proguanil Availablity in India

Satyagraha · Jul 29th, 2006, 23:57

Are these pills easily available in India?

Nick-H · Jul 30th, 2006, 00:34

Chloroquine certainly is. I buy and take it (when I remember...).

The trade name for the one I get is Lariago-DS. It is a once-a-week pill.

freenote · Jul 30th, 2006, 01:09

Chloroquine ,no problem ,most medical stores stock it and it is cheap .The Proguanil on the other hand is very difiucult to find .I have heard of medical stores who will order it for you ,but on first hand expereance ,No .

TimMakins · Jul 30th, 2006, 13:28

Buy in London before you go.

Tim in Ireland

Nick-H · Jul 30th, 2006, 13:55

Chloroquine: Lariago-DS Rs5.20 for a strip of five.

But you have to start taking it one or two weeks before leaving (I think?) and it is only one a week, so any saving on the UK price would probably be small.

Thanks for reminding to take mine!

Satyagraha · Aug 29th, 2006, 02:52

Just a quick follow-up to this thread. The following site (i assume reputable) http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/malaria_india1.htm states that the Prophylaxis for travelers to most parts of India is Chloroquine + Proguanil. Yet as people have said in the replies above Proguanil is not widely available in India.
So my question is (if anyone knows) what is the effectiveness of taking Proguanil with Chloroquine? e.g. am i significantly more at risk if i take just Chloroquine?
It appears that Indians are not taking Proguanil if they are taking Prophylaxis - but i know this may not be reason not to take it, for they may have a high incidence of Malaria.

Lots of questions. Any advice? I'm Leaving in 4 days!!!

mr pastry · Aug 29th, 2006, 04:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satyagraha

Are these pills easily available in India?

see reply 30 in this thread.

Buying malaria pills in India

I doubt much has changed since our visit.

goangoangone · Aug 29th, 2006, 08:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Chloroquine: Lariago-DS Rs5.20 for a strip of five.

But you have to start taking it one or two weeks before leaving (I think?) and it is only one a week, so any saving on the UK price would probably be small.

Thanks for reminding to take mine!

Chloroquine alone is not proper protection. The US recommend Doxycycline which is an antibiotic. The main side effect is increased sensitivity to the sun.

Nick-H · Aug 29th, 2006, 15:09

There is a lot of chloroquine-resistant malaria about in the world.

My local doctor said it was sufficient here. This may need revision when I move house to five miles away!

Jul 29th, 2006, 23:57	#1
Satyagraha Big Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 59	Chloroquine + Proguanil Availablity in India Are these pills easily available in India?

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freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,548	Chloroquine ,no problem ,most medical stores stock it and it is cheap .The Proguanil on the other hand is very difiucult to find .I have heard of medical stores who will order it for you ,but on first hand expereance ,No .

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Chloroquine: Lariago-DS Rs5.20 for a strip of five. But you have to start taking it one or two weeks before leaving (I think?) and it is only one a week, so any saving on the UK price would probably be small. Thanks for reminding to take mine!

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Satyagraha Big Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 59	Just a quick follow-up to this thread. The following site (i assume reputable) http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/malaria_india1.htm states that the Prophylaxis for travelers to most parts of India is Chloroquine + Proguanil. Yet as people have said in the replies above Proguanil is not widely available in India. So my question is (if anyone knows) what is the effectiveness of taking Proguanil with Chloroquine? e.g. am i significantly more at risk if i take just Chloroquine? It appears that Indians are not taking Proguanil if they are taking Prophylaxis - but i know this may not be reason not to take it, for they may have a high incidence of Malaria. Lots of questions. Any advice? I'm Leaving in 4 days!!!

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	There is a lot of chloroquine-resistant malaria about in the world. My local doctor said it was sufficient here. This may need revision when I move house to five miles away!

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