Travel medicine for the Serengeti
Don't let malaria derail your safari through the Serengeti.
Get the prescription that prevents it, without the appointment. Sent to your pharmacy, ready before you leave.
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Malaria is a real risk on safari in Tanzania, and the strain you'll encounter is chloroquine-resistant. CDC and WHO recommend prophylaxis for all travelers, regardless of itinerary or accommodation type. Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) is one daily pill, well tolerated, and the regimen is short: start 1–2 days before you fly, continue daily on safari, and take it for 7 days after you return home. The 7 days after matter as much as the days before.
Tanzania travel health guide — vaccines, snapshot overview, and what to review before you go.
Orders are reviewed and prescriptions sent to your pharmacy within 24 hours.
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+1 (302) 251-2302Rx at your pharmacy in three steps.
No appointment. No waiting room. Answer a few questions and a licensed provider reviews within hours.
Your destination, dates, health history, and current medications. Takes about 2 minutes.
A licensed clinician reviews your health profile, checks for interactions, and approves your prescription.
- Allergy screen passed
- Drug interactions clear
- Prescription approved
Your approved prescription is sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice. Pick it up when your pharmacy has it ready.
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Both columns cover the visit and prescribing only. Your pharmacy bills the medication itself on either side.
Medications in the Serengeti plan
Serengeti medication FAQ
- Yes. CDC recommends malaria prophylaxis for all travelers to Tanzania, including the Serengeti, regardless of itinerary or accommodation. The malaria here is chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum, the most severe species, and safari activity (early morning and dusk game drives, tented camps, evenings around the lodge) lines up almost perfectly with peak Anopheles mosquito feeding times. Africa accounts for roughly 90% of imported US malaria cases, and untreated falciparum malaria can become life-threatening within days.
- Per CDC dosing, take one adult Malarone tablet (250 mg atovaquone / 100 mg proguanil) once daily, starting 1–2 days before you arrive in Tanzania, every day while you're there, and for 7 full days after you leave. Take it at the same time each day with food or a milky drink — fat in the meal roughly doubles absorption. The 7 days after you return are not optional, that's when Malarone clears any liver-stage parasites you may have picked up.
- Three medications chosen for safari conditions. Atovaquone-Proguanil (Malarone) for daily malaria prophylaxis, the core of the pack. Ibuprofen for Rx-strength relief from long game-drive days, sun exposure, dehydration headaches, and sore muscles. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone (Lotrisone) cream for fungal rashes, bug-bite reactions, and the skin irritation that comes with heat, sweat, and dust in bush conditions.
- Orders are reviewed by a US-licensed provider and the Rx is sent electronically to your pharmacy within 24 hours. Most travelers can pick it up the same day.
- After your provider approves the Rx, it's sent electronically to whichever pharmacy you choose during your visit. Your pharmacy will tell you when the medication is ready for pickup. You can use your pharmacy insurance to cover the medication itself.
- If a provider can't safely prescribe (rare — usually due to a contraindication), the visit fee is refunded in full. You only pay if the Rx is sent.
One pill a day. One visit. The Serengeti without the worry.
Start your visit now and have your malaria prescription ready before you fly.