Cheapest place to buy malaria tablets

BlueVinney

We will need to buy malaria tablets for an upcoming trip. Not sure which ones yet but guess we will have to get a private prescription. When we have that where is the best place to buy the tablets? I've seen Tesco mentioned but is that correct or is there anywhere cheaper?

Thanks for help.

Sugar_Coated_Owl

It depends what malaria tablets you get prescribed but if it's Malarone then apparently Tesco is the cheapest.

moneysaving_pharmacist

Just shop around - you may find that an independent will be willing to undercut Tesco's price. I believe Tesco have a 20% markup - the company I work for also have a 20% markup, but I have the discretion to go lower.

PayPeanuts_2

Depending on where you're going you may be able to buy them cheaper when you get there? Its worth doing some research?

moneysaving_pharmacist

PayPeanuts wrote: »

Depending on where you're going you may be able to buy them cheaper when you get there? Its worth doing some research?

You may be able to buy them cheaper abroad, but how confident will you be that you are actually getting what it says on the box? Counterfeiting is big business in the developing world. We have a very secure supply chain in the UK which is very rarely breached.

Also, antimalarials are generally started before you travel to get you into the routine of taking them and also to pick up any side effects.

RAMBLER

Hi

After being to kenya twice, i am well used to looking and finding the cheepest Malarone tabs, stay away from Tesco's and look a tthe small independant chemists, also shop around, 1 found a thirty pounds differnce in price for the number of tabs i needed.

Ask to speak to the pharmasist they are usually very helpful. I personally would not buy off the internet or abroad, there is just too much risk

eyore

boots online is the cheepist

Sugar_Coated_Owl

eyore wrote: »

boots online is the cheepist

:eek: I don't think £5.00 a tablet is the cheepest. I'm pretty sure Tesco charge £2 something a tablet.

eyore

boots charge £46.20 for 22 maralone tabs which is £2.10 per tab.although at the begining of the order it does say £5 per tab. tescos was for £55 for 22 tabs mail order phamasist the cheepist i found was £48 for 22 tabs