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Vaccination/Preventative Medication Name	Description	Cost
Tetanus	single shot	$15.00
Hepatitis A	series of two shots over a six month period	$50.00 per shot  ($100.00)
Hepatitis B	series of three shots over a six month period (second shot at 4 weeks)	$50.00 per shot ($150.00 total)
Typhoid	series of four pills (Vivotif).	$41.39 for a four pill series from Marc's Pharmacy.  The Malone Health Center can write the prescription for this medication.
Lariam (anti-malarial)    http://www.drugs.com/mtm/l/lariam.html	series of seven 250mg tablets.  Take only one pill each week (seven weeks total).  Start one week prior to departure.	$87.19 for a seven pill series from Marc's Pharmacy.  The Malone Health Center can write the prescription for this medication.
Malarone (anti-malarial)   http://www.drugs.com/mtm/m/malarone.html	series of twenty-one 250mg tablets.  Take only one pill each day (21 days total).  Start two days prior to departure.	$114.59 for a twenty-one pill series from Marc's Pharmacy.  The Malone Health Center can write the prescription for this medication.
Doxycycline (anti-malarial)   http://www.drugs.com/mtm/doxycycline.html	series of fourty-two tablets.  Take only one pill each day (42 days total).  Start two days prior to departure.    NOTE:  Doxycycline will increase your sensitivity to sunlight and tanning beds.  You will burn very easily.	$15.99 for a fourty-two pill series from Marc's Pharmacy.  The Malone Health Center can write the prescription for this medication.

 

For more information about the anti-malarial drugs, go to http://www.drugs.com/. 

 

Vaccinations/Preventative Medication Name	Description	Cost
Tetanus	single shot	$21.00
Hepatitis A	series of two shots over a six month period	$26.00 per shot ($52.00 total)
Hepatitis B	series of three shots over a six month period (second shot at 4 weeks)	$33.00 per shot ($99.00 total)
TwinRex (Hepatitis A & B)*	series of  three shots over a six month period	$45.00 per shot ($135.00 total)
Typhoid	single shot	$44.00

 

*TwinRex is a three shot series that covers both Hepatitis A and B.  TwinRex is cheaper than getting the Hepatitis A and B vaccinations separately, and equally effective.