Atovaquone/proguanil (Maloff Protect) is now available without prescription in UK pharmacies

We read with interest the TMAID paper regarding the continuing challenges for mefloquine prescribing [1]. Recently, revised guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom, 2017, were published [2], and these guidelines, which are informed by global epidemiology, present significant changes to previous recommendations for chemoprophylaxis. In particular, recognising that the world malaria situation has improved significantly in some regions, for many countries in Asia and South America the level of risk for UK travellers has been downgraded to low or very low; bite avoidance only is recommended and the need for chemoprophylaxis is negated.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research