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Lariam in Sudan
Anyone managed to find Lariam in Khartoum, and at what price? Are there decent and well-stocked pharmacies in the city?
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Hi Dave,
You might be better off having this shipped out to you from a reputable European chemist as drugs in your current part of the world are often fake, especially the expensive ones for malaria like Malarone.
Alternatively, if International SOS have a clinic there, they import their drugs independently and can be trusted to supply decent stuff, though they are expensive.
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Sean
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Thanks Sean, I figured that would be the case,
Dave
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actually we found last year the opposite, in Khartoum there were many well stocked pharmacists especially for lariam and anti-malarials are discounted, cost fraction of cost in Europe and are off good quality, not fake. A lot of this apparently, because of the drive against malaria and they are supplied with good quality drugs (same quality as if you bought in kenya, tanzania or south africa) and providing cheap in efforts of reducing malaria.
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I think part of the problem is the consistency of supply; I am sure some chemists sell genuine stuff - but definitely some do not. This was studied a couple of years ago and up to 40% of anti-malarial drugs especially the newer ones such as Malarone and Artemesinin type drugs were found to be fake. Consequences are obvious.
I'm not saying you can't get the good stuff there, just be careful, as fake drugs are definitely out there.
Personally, I wouldn't buy from a chemist I was not very, very sure about, hence my suggestion to use the services of a company whose policy and standards I know about.
It is worth bearing in mind that falciparum malaria can kill you quickly.
Still, you pays your money and you takes your choice!
Save travels all,
Sean
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i take your point, but I think actually a bit excessive and precious in the Khartoum/Sudan scenario. We brought Mefloquene, avaibility wide-spread, and I think as long as you use common precautions and common sense not much to worry about, will save you a lot of time, worry, money and....
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