The five sandstone towers of Angkor Wat reflected in the lily pond at sunrise with monks crossing the causeway

Siem Reap · Angkor · Travel Medicine

The temples are inside the malaria zone. Pack the pill before you fly.

One Rx of atovaquone-proguanil before the flight to Siem Reap, plus hydroxyzine for the jet lag and ondansetron for the off day. Ready at your pharmacy at home, in your day pack by the time the tuk-tuk pulls up at Angkor Wat for sunrise.

All but PP/Tonle Sap
of Cambodia carry malaria risk (CDC)
Atovaquone-proguanil
is CDC first-line; mefloquine resistance is widespread in western Cambodia
Year-round
malaria transmission in Cambodian risk areas
<24 hrs
typical time to Rx at your pharmacy
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The CDC places almost all of Cambodia inside the malaria-risk zone, with the only meaningful exceptions being Phnom Penh and the immediate area around Tonle Sap. Angkor Wat and the wider temple circuit sit inside that zone. Mefloquine resistance is widespread in the western provinces and chloroquine resistance is countrywide, which is why the CDC's first-line prophylaxis for Cambodia is atovaquone-proguanil. The 20-plus hours of flying through Doha or Singapore, the 11 to 14 hour jet lag, and the 4 a.m. tuk-tuk to catch sunrise at the main temple stack the first three nights of the trip in a way that hydroxyzine is well-suited to manage. Carrying ondansetron rounds it out for the food-related nausea most travelers eventually meet in Southeast Asia.

Cambodia travel health guide — vaccines, snapshot overview, and what to review before you go.

Orders are reviewed and prescriptions sent to your pharmacy within 24 hours.

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How it works

Rx at your pharmacy in three steps.

No appointment. No waiting room. Answer a few questions and a licensed provider reviews within hours.

1
Answer a few questions

Your destination, dates, health history, and current medications. Takes about 2 minutes.

Intake complete
~2 minutes
2
Provider reviews your visit

A licensed clinician reviews your health profile, checks for interactions, and approves your prescription.

  • Allergy screen passed
  • Drug interactions clear
  • Prescription approved
Under 24 hours
3
Prescription sent to your pharmacy

Your approved prescription is sent electronically to the pharmacy of your choice. Pick it up when your pharmacy has it ready.

Rx sent — ready for pickup
Pharmacy pickup
Why not a travel clinic?

Skip the appointment. Get the same Rx.

 
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Travel clinic
Total cost
$89–$129
$200–$400+
Wait for appointment
None
1–2 weeks typical
Time to Rx
Often within hours to 1 business day
Day of appointment
Where you pick it up
Any pharmacy you choose
Often clinic pharmacy only
Pharmacy insurance accepted
Yes, bring your card
Sometimes
HSA / FSA eligible
Yes
Yes
Common questions

Cambodia travel medication FAQ

  • Siem Reap city is low-risk, and Phnom Penh and the immediate area around Tonle Sap are explicitly outside the CDC's malaria risk map for Cambodia. But the wider Angkor temple complex sits in forested countryside, and almost every other province a traveler is likely to visit, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pailin, Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng, is inside the risk zone. The conservative call is to take prophylaxis if your trip includes anything beyond city hotels and the main temple stack, especially overnight stays outside Siem Reap. Atovaquone-proguanil is CDC first-line for Cambodia because chloroquine resistance is countrywide and mefloquine resistance is widespread in the west.
Ready when you are

See Angkor at sunrise with the prescriptions already in your pack.

One visit, three prescriptions for the malaria zone, the jet lag, and the off day. Reviewed by a US-licensed provider, ready at your pharmacy before you fly to Siem Reap.