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Sorry to be a pain but its our first time to Goa and can't wait now 27th jan staying in Candolim.
Have got Malarone prescription from Drs so where is best pharmacy to get these from as I know they are very expensive.
Thanks for any help all of you regulars to Goa can give me.
Plug in and tablets for it will cost less than a pound. Good Knight I think they are called, you can also buy the coils very cheap over there.
Insect spray is around £1.30
Never bought hand wipes etc so not sure on that.
You can also buy Malaria tables very cheap compared to what we pay here, so I'd visit the chemist in Candolim when you arrive and stock up.
I usually take Jungle Formula insect repellent with me but some people swear by `Odomos` which can be bought in Goa very cheaply but doesn`t seem to work for me, I also take my own bacterial handwash, it is about a £1 from superdrug.
As for anti malaria tablets, we always buy in the UK, im not sure how buying them in Goa will work, because i thought you need to take them a week before you go?
The Avon Skin-So-Soft spray is Soft & Fresh Dry Oil Body Spray (the green one).
I use this in addition to a proper mozzie repellent.
Polly
we was told by a chemist that you only take them the wk before to see if you have any side effects!! So really you could wait and buy them there like we did hope this is off some help, Needless to say we had no side effects from the last time that we took them.
Pip
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ilove holidays i'm sure you can't get malerone in goa my son had them from our local chemist and had to pay £81 so they are pretty expensive.
Thanks Walks, i think i might do that, and wait until we get to Goa.
I've been 7 times to India and took them the first 2 times but never since with no ill effects at all.
ann
I think you are better off not taking malaria tablets these days as the risk is very low.
A low risk is still a risk ! better be safe than sorry in my view.
Cheers
Pill poppin Rog
Totally agree with okitsme. One bite can be fatal. We take enough risks in life so for a few pounds its not worth it.
yes i agree you really do need to take some risks are high at the moment, I give my self a good spray before going on the plane and then again when we land so it protects me (fingers crossed) Then take them the day we get there.
pip
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Best pharmacy, with knowledable staff, is the Union Pharmacy in Mapusa, opposite where all the taxis park, on the corner. Downstairs is the regular pharmacy, upstairs is homeopathic and ayurvedic plus beauty products and animal related medicines and products.
Jackie
Yummymummy - bring some tabs back with you they will keep in the fridge for 12 months - no probs.
Also are the insect repellents any good out there? ie do they contain deet etc? Again not sure whether to pay more and buy online or just wait til i get there, advise please
Yummymummy - bring some tabs back with you they will keep in the fridge for 12 months - no probs.
Thanks Spike, i will definetly be doing that when we go in 2 weeks.
I think we are trying December end of this year, so will be in the next 12 months
Also, what sort of tablets do we ask for?
We will have our 4 year old son with us as well, will they sort him out with the correct tablets for his age and weight, or should i get his in the UK.
Personally speaking, i think im going to get his tablets here in the UK.
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