Malarone Paediatric Tablets – Anti Malaria Tablets, 12 Tablet
Malarone Paediatric Tablets are the perfect choice for keeping your child safe from malaria while travelling. These tablets are easy to take and provide maximum protection against the disease. Make sure your child is protected during their next trip by buying Malarone Paediatric Tablets today!
Malarone Paediatric has two uses:
▪ to prevent malaria (for children weighing between 11 kg and 40 kg)
▪ to treat malaria (for children weighing between 5 kg and <11 kg)
What is Malaria?
Malaria is a serious tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated promptly. A single mosquito bite leads to infection.
It’s important to be aware of the symptoms of malaria if you’re travelling to areas where there’s a high risk of the disease.
Symptoms of malaria can develop as quickly as 7 days after you’re bitten by an infected mosquito.
Typically, the time between being infected and when symptoms start (incubation period) is 7 to 18 days, depending on the specific parasite you’re infected with. However, in some cases it can take up to a year for symptoms to develop.
The initial symptoms of malaria are flu-like and include:
These symptoms are often mild and can sometimes be difficult to identify as malaria.
Protect your child from catching malaria.
People of any age can get malaria. It is a serious disease, but is preventable.
As well as taking Malarone Paediatric, it is very important that you also take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
▪ Use insect repellent on exposed areas of the skin
▪ Wear light coloured clothing that covers most of the body, especially after sunset as this is the time when mosquitoes are most active
▪ Sleep in a screened room or under a mosquito net impregnated with insecticide
▪ Close windows and doors at sunset, if they are not screened
▪ Consider using an insecticide (mats, spray, plug-ins) to clear a room of insects or to deter mosquitoes from entering the room.
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Give Malarone Paediatric with food or a milky drink, where possible. The tablets should be swallowed
whole. However, for children who find them difficult to swallow, they may be crushed just before being taken and mixed with food or a milky drink.
It is best to give Malarone Paediatric at the same time each day. If your child is sick (vomits)
For preventing malaria:
▪ if your child is sick (vomits) within 1 hour of taking Malarone Paediatric, give another dose straight away
▪ it is important to take the full course of Malarone Paediatric. If your child has to take extra tablets due to sickness, they may need another prescription.
▪ if your child has been vomiting, it is especially important to use extra protection, such as repellents and bednets. Malarone Paediatric may not be as effective, as the amount absorbed will
be reduced. For treating malaria:
▪ if your child has vomiting and diarrhoea tell your doctor. Your child will need regular blood tests. Malarone Paediatric will not be as effective, as the amount absorbed will be reduced. The
tests will check whether the malaria parasite is being cleared from their blood.
To prevent malaria
The recommended dose to prevent malaria depends on your child’s weight.
11-20 kg – 1 tablet once a day
21-30 kg – 2 tablets once a day (as a single dose)
31-40 kg – 3 tablets once a day (as a single dose)
▪ Start giving Malarone Paediatric 1 to 2 days before travelling to an area which has malaria
▪ Continue giving it every day during the stay
▪ Continue giving it for another 7 days after your return to a malaria-free area.
For maximum protection your child must take the full course of treatment.
To treat malaria
The recommended dose to treat malaria depends on your child’s weight.
5-8 kg – 2 tablets once a day for 3 days
9–10 kg – 3 tablets once a day for 3 days
If your child takes more Malarone Paediatric than they should have
Contact a doctor or pharmacist for advice. If possible show them the Malarone Paediatric pack.
Delivery Options
Delivery options
All deliveries are subject to the availability of the product and product sale conditions been met.
Order & Collect
Free next-day collection from In-Store
UK Delivery
Standard Delivery within the UK £3.50 Delivery time 3-4 days First Class Delivery within the UK £5.90 Delivery time 1-2 days Priority Delivery within the UK £7.10. Next day delivery by 1pm. Order must be placed by 1pm. Priority delivery is only available Monday to Thursday.
Europe Delivery
Standard Delivery within EEC from £12.50 Delivery time up to 5 days depending on the local delivery service within your country. Expedited Delivery within EEC £39.50 Delivery time 2 days. Delivery by DHL, UPS or TNT.
Rest of the World
Standard Delivery Rest of the World from £16.10 Delivery Time 10 – 15 Days Expedited Delivery Rest of the World £55.09 Delivery 5 days. Delivery service by DHL, TNT or UPS
Do not give Malarone Paediatric:
▪ if your child is allergic to atovaquone, proguanil hydrochloride or any of the ingredients of this medicine
▪ for preventing malaria, if your child has severe kidney disease.
→ Tell your doctor if either of these apply to your child.
Take special care with Malarone Paediatric
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you give Malarone Paediatric to your child if:
▪ your child has severe kidney disease
▪ your child is being treated for Malaria and weighs less than 5 kg or is given Malarone Paediatric to prevent Malaria and weighs less than 11 kg.
→ Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of these applies to your child.
Other medicines and Malarone Paediatric
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking, have recently taken or might take any other
medicines, including medicines bought without a prescription.
Some medicines can affect the way Malarone Paediatric works, or Malarone Paediatric itself can strengthen or weaken the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time. These include:
▪ metoclopramide, used to treat nausea and vomiting
▪ the antibiotics, tetracycline, rifampicin and rifabutin
▪ efavirenz or certain highly active protease-inhibitors used to treat HIV
▪ warfarin and other medicines that stop blood clotting
▪ etoposide used to treat cancer.
→ Tell your doctor if your child is taking any of these. Your doctor may decide that Malarone
Paediatric isn’t suitable for them, or that they need extra check ups while taking it.
→ Remember to tell your doctor if your child starts taking any other medicines while they’re taking Malarone Paediatric.
Side Effects
Malarone Paediatric Tablets Side Effects
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Look out for the following severe reactions. They have occurred in a small number of people, but
their exact frequency is unknown.
Severe allergic reactions – signs include:
▪ rash and itching
▪ sudden wheezing, tightness of the chest or throat, or difficulty breathing
▪ swollen eyelids, face, lips, tongue or other part of the body.
→ Contact a doctor immediately if your child gets any of these symptoms. Stop giving
Malarone Paediatric.
Severe skin reactions
▪ skin rash which may blister and looks like small targets (central dark spots, surrounded by paler
area with a dark ring around the edge) (erythema multiforme)
▪ severe widespread rash with blisters and peeling skin, particularly occurring around the mouth,
nose, eyes and genitals (Stevens-Johnson syndrome).
→ If you notice any of these symptoms contact a doctor urgently.
Most of the other side effects reported have been mild and have not lasted very long:
Very common side effects
These may affect more than 1 in 10 people:
headache
▪ feeling sick and being sick (nausea and vomiting)
▪ stomach pain
▪ diarrhoea.
Common side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 10 people:
▪ dizziness
▪ sleeping problems (insomnia)
▪ strange dreams
▪ depression
▪ loss of appetite
▪ fever
▪ rash which may be itchy
▪ cough.
Common side effects which may show up in blood tests are:
▪ reduced numbers of red blood cells (anaemia) which can cause tiredness, headaches and
shortness of breath
▪ reduced numbers of white blood cells (neutropenia) which may make you more likely to catch
infections
▪ low levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatraemia)
▪ an increase in liver enzymes.
Uncommon side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 100 people:
▪ anxiety
▪ an unusual awareness of abnormal beating of the heart (palpitations)
▪ swelling and redness of the mouth
▪ hair loss
▪ itchy, bumpy rash (hives).
Uncommon side effects that might show up in blood tests:
▪ an increase in amylase (an enzyme produced in the pancreas)
Rare side effects
These may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people:
▪ seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
Other side effects
Other side effects have occurred in a small number of people but their exact frequency is unknown.
▪ Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)
▪ blockage of bile ducts (cholestatis)
▪ increased heart rate (tachycardia)
▪ inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis) which may be visible as red or purple raised spots
on the skin, but can affect other parts of the body
▪ fits (seizures)
▪ panic attacks, crying
▪ nightmares
▪ severe mental health problem in which the person loses contact with reality and is unable to think
and judge clearly
▪ indigestion
mouth ulcers
▪ blisters
▪ peeling skin
▪ increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight.
Other side effects, which may show up in blood tests are:
▪ A decrease in all types of blood cells (Pancytopenia).
Reporting of side effects
If your child gets any side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme
at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Ingredients
Malarone Paediatric Tablets Ingredients
The active ingredients are: 62.5 mg of atovaquone and 25 mg of proguanil hydrochloride in each tablet.
The other ingredients are:
tablet core: poloxamer 188, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, povidone K30,
sodium starch glycollate (Type A), magnesium stearate.
tablet coating: hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide red (E172), macrogol 400 and
polyethylene glycol 8000
How to Store
How to Store Malarone Paediatric Tablets
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry
date refers to the last day of that month.
Malarone Paediatric does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not throw away any medicines via waste water or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to
throw away medicines you no longer use. This will help protect the environment.
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