Chloroquine and proguanil can now be purchased without a prescription. Travellers should remember to
• take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, even if they are taking antimalarial prophylaxis
• purchase sprays/coils/mosquito nets in advance of travelling
• the need to continue prophylaxis for four weeks after returning from abroad (for chloroquine and proguanil,as well as other prescription antimalarials except malarone, which needs to be taken for only one week after return)
• the symptoms of malaria, and the possibility of symptoms developing up to one year after return, especially if malarial drugs was incomplete.