Chloroquine Tablets

Chloroquine Malaria Tablets Online

You can request to buy Chloroquine tablets to prevent contraction of Malaria, from our UK registered online doctor and pharmacy service.

After completing an online assessment, our doctor will review your order and make sure the medication is suitable for you. If approved, a prescription will be passed to our pharmacy to dispense and dispatch to your chosen delivery address.

Chloroquine might not be effective in some parts of sub-Saharan African counties. You might consider Malarone or Doxycycline instead. 

For many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the only effective malaria tablets are Malarone (Atovaquone/proguanil) or doxycycline.

• What is Chloroquine?

  Chloroquine is used for the prophylaxis and treatment of malaria. It also has other uses under specialist treatment.

• How do you take chloroquine?

  Take two Avloclor tablets once a week on the same day each week. You should start taking your Chloroquine tablets one week before you travel to the endemic area, for the duration of your stay and for 4 weeks after you leave the area.

  Take with or after food and swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water.

• What is the base ingredient in Avloclor / chloroquine?

  Each tablet contains 250 mg of chloroquine phosphate which is equivalent to 155 mg of chloroquine base

• How does Chlorquine work?

  Chloroquine works by killing the parasites which cause malaria (Plasmodium), when they are found in the red blood cells. This prevents them from multiplying further, and resulting in malaria.

• What are the side effects of Avloclor / Chloroquine?

  Chloroquine is generally well tolerated, particularly when only used short term like most malaria uses. However side effects can include

  • Nausea / vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Headache
  • Skin rashes / Itching
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • Hair loss 
  • Visual disturbances
  • Low blood sugar level (hypoglycaemia)
  • Damage to the retina  (long-term use)
  • Discolouration of skin / nails / mucous membranes
  • Hearing distubances
  • Anxiety, confusion, hallucinations or strange or abnormal thoughts.
  • Weakening of muscles.
  • Weakening of the heart muscle or changes in the electrical signals in the heart 
  • Liver disorders.
  • Loss of hair colour
    
    

Before buying or taking any medication – it is important you read the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)

• https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5490.pdf