Iodine is available in dietary supplements, usually in the form of potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Many multivitamin-mineral supplements contain iodine. Dietary supplements of iodine-containing kelp (a seaweed) are also available. Iodine supplements might interact with anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (TapazoleÂ®), used to treat hyperthyroidism. 2  Taking high doses of iodine with anti-thyroid medications could cause your body to produce too little thyroid hormone.
Five medications are commonly used by physicians licensed in United States to prevent malaria: mefloquine, doxycycline, atovaquone/proguanil, chloroquine, and under special circumstances, primaquine. 1 Mefloquine, chloroquine, and doxycycline work only on the erythrocytic stage of malaria.
Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil hcl) is a combination of two antimalarial medications used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites. Parasites that cause malaria typically enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. Malaria is common in areas such as Africa, South America, and Southern Asia. Malarone is available in generic form. Common side effects of Malarone include: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, upset stomach, headache, diarrhea, weakness, loss of appetite, itching, and ; dizziness. Tell your doctor if you have rare but very serious side effects of Malarone including: signs of serious liver problems (such as persistent or severe nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, unexplained tiredness, dark urine, yellowing eyes or skin),