This medicine contains proguanil hydrochloride.

Paludrine is used to prevent, and in the treatment of, some forms of malaria. You should get appropriate advice to ensure Paludrine is the right anti-malarial medicine for the part of the world you might be visiting.

• Malaria is a disease caused by malarial parasites (microscopic organisms called protozoa).
  
  
• Paludrine blocks an enzyme which is needed by the parasite to grow and reproduce.

• Paludrine is supplied as tablets to be swallowed.
  
  
• For prevention of malaria it is taken once daily; starting at least two days before going into an area/country of malaria risk, and taken during the whole stay and for 4 weeks after leaving the area/country of malaria risk.