Travel Clinic – Doorstep Pharmacy

Where are you going?

What you will probably need

A guide to the vaccines usually recommended for a typical trip. Your itinerary, how long you are away and what you will be doing all change the answer — the pharmacist works that out with you at the consultation.

Usually recommended

Depending on your trip

Going somewhere else, or not sure? Book a consultation and bring your itinerary — the pharmacist checks the current advice for every country on it.

How it works

One visit, usually

1

Book a travel consultation

Pick a time that suits you. Bring your itinerary, any previous vaccination records, and a list of medicines you take.

2

Assessed and vaccinated

The pharmacist goes through where you are going and what you will be doing, tells you exactly what you need and what it costs, and can give most vaccines at the same appointment.

3

Certificates and follow-up doses

Yellow fever and meningitis certificates are issued on the day. If a vaccine is a course, your next doses are booked before you leave.

Vaccines and prices

Each vaccine has its own page with who it is for, how the course works and how long it protects you.

Yellow Fever Vaccine and international certificate in one visit — we are a registered yellow fever centre. From 9 months £68 Hepatitis A Protection against a liver infection caught from contaminated food and water — the most common vaccine for travel. From 1 year £50 2-dose course £100 Hepatitis B For longer stays, healthcare work, contact sports or anywhere you might need medical treatment abroad. From Birth £50 3-dose course £150 Hepatitis A and B (combined) One course that covers both liver infections — better value than the two vaccines separately. From 16 years £65 3-dose course £195 Typhoid Injection or oral capsules, for anywhere food and water hygiene may be poor — especially the Indian subcontinent. From 2 years (injection) · 6 years (capsules) £40 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio A single booster for three childhood vaccines, recommended if your last dose was more than ten years ago. From 6 years (booster) £35 Rabies For longer trips, remote areas, cycling and running, and anywhere post-exposure treatment may be hard to reach. From Birth £85 3-dose course £255 Japanese Encephalitis For rural Asia in the transmission season — rice fields, pig farms, and longer or outdoor stays. From 2 months £110 2-dose course £220 Tick-borne Encephalitis For walking, camping and working in the forests of central, northern and eastern Europe, and parts of Asia. From 1 year £75 3-dose course £225 Cholera For aid and relief work, and for travel where clean water cannot be relied on. From 2 years £50 2-dose course £100 Meningitis ACWY Required for Hajj and Umrah, with the certificate issued on the day; also for the African meningitis belt. From 6 weeks £60 Meningitis B The most common cause of meningitis in the UK, and not covered by the ACWY vaccine. From 10 years (Trumenba) £115 2-dose course £230 Dengue Fever Mosquito-borne fever across the tropics and now southern Europe — a vaccine mainly for those who have had it before. From 4 years £95 2-dose course £190 MMR Measles, mumps and rubella — for adults and children who missed a dose, before travel to anywhere with outbreaks. From 1 year £30 2-dose course £60 Malaria Tablets Antimalarial tablets matched to your destination, with advice on bite prevention. From £2.15 per tablet

Prices are per dose. Several vaccines are a course of two or three doses; the course total is shown alongside. The pharmacist confirms exactly what you need, and the full cost, at your consultation before anything is given.

When to book

Earlier is better — but late is still worth it

6–8 weeks before Ideal
Time for a full course — rabies, hepatitis B and Japanese encephalitis all need two or three doses spread over weeks.
2–4 weeks before Still good
Single-dose vaccines — hepatitis A, typhoid, yellow fever, meningitis — take effect in ten to fourteen days. Accelerated courses can be used for some others.
Days before Come anyway
A late vaccination is usually far better than none, malaria tablets can start the day before you fly, and we will tell you honestly what can and cannot be done in the time.

Yellow fever

A registered yellow fever centre

Yellow fever vaccine can only be given at centres registered with NaTHNaC, and many pharmacies cannot offer it. Here you get the vaccine and the International Certificate of Vaccination at the same visit — valid for life. If the vaccine is not right for you on medical grounds, we can issue an exemption certificate instead.

About the yellow fever vaccine

Malaria

Tablets matched to your destination

There is no travel vaccine for malaria; prevention is tablets plus bite avoidance. The right tablet depends on where you are going, resistance in that region, your health and what else you take. The pharmacist chooses with you and supplies them at the same visit — from £2.15 a tablet.

Malaria tablets and prices

About the clinic

Different parts of the world carry different health risks, and the vaccinations you need depend on where you are going, for how long, and what you will be doing there. Our travel clinic puts that together into a plan for your trip: a consultation with a pharmacist trained in travel health, the vaccines and malaria tablets you need at the same visit, and the certificates some countries ask for. We are a registered yellow fever centre, so the one vaccine many pharmacies cannot give is available here.

Everything is at the pharmacy in Harrow, with same-week appointments. This is a private service; some travel vaccines — hepatitis A, typhoid, and diphtheria/tetanus/polio — are often free from your GP surgery, and we will tell you if that applies to you.

Questions people ask

How much will it cost?

Each vaccine is priced above, per dose, with the course total alongside; the consultation is included. Most people going somewhere like India or Thailand for a fortnight need two or three vaccines. The pharmacist tells you the full cost before anything is given, and will say if a vaccine is available free from your GP instead.

How far ahead should I book?

Ideally six to eight weeks before you travel, so there is time for courses of two or three doses. Two to four weeks is still fine for the single-dose vaccines. If you are leaving in days, come anyway — a late vaccination is usually far better than none, and malaria tablets can start the day before you fly.

Do I need to see my GP first?

No. Book directly with us. It helps to bring any vaccination records you have — the NHS App shows some — so we do not repeat what you have already had.

Can you vaccinate children?

Yes. Most travel vaccines are licensed from a young age — hepatitis A from one year, typhoid from two, yellow fever from nine months — and children’s malaria tablets are dosed by weight. The pharmacist will check each one.

Do you issue yellow fever certificates?

Yes. We are a NaTHNaC-registered yellow fever centre, so you receive the International Certificate of Vaccination on the day. It becomes valid ten days after the injection and is now valid for life. If you cannot have the vaccine on medical grounds, we can issue an exemption certificate, and we can replace a lost certificate for £15.

I am going on Hajj or Umrah — what do I need?

Saudi Arabia requires a meningitis ACWY certificate given at least ten days and no more than five years before arrival; we give the vaccine and issue the certificate at the same appointment. Hepatitis A and an up-to-date diphtheria/tetanus/polio booster are usually recommended too, and the seasonal flu jab if you are travelling in the flu season.

What are the side effects?

Usually a sore arm for a day or two, and sometimes a mild temperature or tiredness. Serious reactions are rare. The pharmacist goes through the specific vaccine’s leaflet with you, and you wait a few minutes in the pharmacy after a live vaccine such as yellow fever.

What should I bring?

Your itinerary (countries, regions, dates), any previous vaccination certificates, a list of medicines you take, and — if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a health condition that affects your immune system — tell us when you book.

Other things we can help with

Alongside vaccinations and malaria tablets, the clinic can supply the small things that make a trip go smoothly. Ask when you book, or at your consultation.

Replacement yellow fever or meningitis ACWY (Hajj/Umrah) certificate	£15
Yellow fever exemption certificate (at the pharmacist’s discretion)	£15
Altitude sickness tablets (acetazolamide), per tablet	£2.50
Period delay tablets, per tablet	£0.50
Traveller’s diarrhoea stand-by treatment, including consultation	£20
Jet lag tablets, per tablet	£2.50

Ready to go?

Book your travel consultation

Same-week appointments at the pharmacy in Harrow. Bring your itinerary and we will do the rest.