Today I picked up my 37-day prescription for Malarone. What's that? It's my medication to prevent malaria. India is "malaria-endemic area" so I'll be taking one tablet each day "starting one or two days before traveling into a malaria-endemic area, and continuing throughout the stay and then for another 7 days after returning from the malarious area." The prescription cost $277.44, but my insurance brought it down to $118.18. Thankfully, my employer is covering the Malarone.
So how did I learn about endemic malaria in India and how to prevent contracting it? My company sent me to Passport Health. The office provides consultation, vaccinations, prescriptions, and travel supplies. I enjoyed my visit. I feel well prepared for a safe and healthy trip to India. But I'll go into more detail about Passport Health another time.
Back to drugs.
Malarone wasn't the only prescription for my trip. I also have Cipro. You might recall Cipro in the news circa 2001 as a treatment for Anthrax. But I wasn't prescribed the drug for Anthrax. Rather, Cipro will be there in case I contract traveler's diarrhea. There's not much to say about that. I'm glad to know there's a treatment, and Cipro was free (prescription required) at Wegmans pharmacy.
Aside from prescription drugs, I'll also be carrying various over the counter medications including, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and plenty of Immodium.
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Gotta love malaria pills. I took them last year when traveling to Guatemala. Be sure to have something in your stomach when taking them.
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