Fansidar
kotakota,
Sulfadoxine with pyrimethamine is also known by the brand name Fansidar and was a new antimalarial about 15 years ago. Why anyone would want to take these in conjunction with Coartem is beyond me, and would probably severely punish your liver. If you have Coartem as a malaria cure, you shouldn't need anything else. You could take malarone as an anti-malarial, but read my advice on them in previous posts. Doxycycline is quite an effective prophylaxis, but in some light-skinned individuals who burn easily it may make them more liable to sunburn. It probably has less side effects than any of the other anti-malarial prohylaxis available at present. If you're not an aviator and only coming for a few weeks, you could consider Mefloquine (Larium). However, be aware that it can cause depression, anxiety and paranoia in a some people and is not recommended for aircrew. It is a fairly effective anti-malarial. As long as you use a good sunscreen and don't have very sensitive skin, doxycycline is probably not too bad, with Coartem as your treatment if you still contract malaria.