Travel Clinic at Howletts Pharmacy
Travel Health

Travel Clinic

Plan ahead with a personalised travel health review based on where you are going and what you will be doing.

  • Clear guidance on how to stay well while you are away
  • Confidence that your travel plans have been properly considered
  • Time to ask questions and understand your options
  • A practical plan you can follow before and during your trip
30 minute appointment

A £30 consultation fee applies where a full travel health assessment is carried out and no vaccines or medicines are supplied. If vaccines or medicines are purchased for the same trip, the £30 consultation fee is deducted from the cost.

Travel health

Where are you travelling?

Search for your destination to see what to discuss with our pharmacist before your trip.

Local pharmacy care

Available from our pharmacy in Ruislip

We provide this service from our pharmacy at 81 Howletts Lane. Speak to the team if you would like to check whether it is suitable for you, or to ask about appointment availability.

The process

What this service involves

You will talk through your destinations, dates, and planned activities, along with your health history and current medicines. You will be advised on suitable vaccinations, malaria prevention where needed, and practical steps to reduce common travel risks. You will leave with clear next steps and a plan you can follow before you travel.

Included

What we provide

Your travel health review is tailored to your destination, itinerary and individual needs.

Destination and itinerary check

A structured review of where you are travelling, how long for, and what you will be doing day to day.

Vaccination recommendations

Clear guidance on what may be suitable for your trip, including timing and how many doses may be needed.

Malaria and bite avoidance advice

Support on preventing bites and understanding when malaria prevention may be recommended for your route.

Medicine and health history review

A check of regular medicines, allergies, and previous vaccine reactions to help guide safer choices.

Travel health plan to take away

Simple next steps you can follow, including what to book, what to bring, and how to prepare.

Suitability

Who this service is for

For adults and families travelling abroad who want to prepare well and reduce avoidable health risks.

Holiday travellers

If you want to relax knowing you have thought through travel health needs before you go.

Families travelling with children

If you want age-appropriate advice and a clear plan that fits school holidays and busy schedules.

Travellers with health conditions or regular medicines

Advice tailored around your regular medicines and any ongoing conditions.

Plan your travel appointment

Book around six to eight weeks before you travel. Some courses need more than one dose spaced several weeks apart, and we can still help with shorter notice.

  • Same-day and next-day appointments are often available
  • Bring your travel itinerary, including stopovers and rural travel
  • Tell us about any existing conditions, regular medicines and previous vaccinations
  • Children can be vaccinated where the vaccine is suitable for their age
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding we will give advice based on your health and destination

Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre

  • Yellow fever vaccination and certification available at the pharmacy
  • Replacement certificates and exemption letters issued where appropriate
  • Required for entry to some countries, so check your destination before you travel
Prices

What it costs

Travel vaccination prices

Prices are per dose unless stated. Your pharmacist confirms exactly what you need at your consultation.

ItemPer doseTypical courseCourse price
Yellow feverYellow fever certificate issued£701£70Long term
Yellow fever certificate (replacement or exemption)£25-£25
Hepatitis A£502£1001 year, or long term after 2 doses
Hepatitis B£453 or 4£135 or £180
Hepatitis A and B combined£803£24010 to 20 years
Typhoid (injection)£401£403 years
Typhoid (oral course)£40Full course£401 year
Cholera£502£1002 years
Rabiesfrom £803from £240Up to 10 years
Japanese encephalitis£1002£2001 year
Tick borne encephalitis£653£1951 to 3 years
Meningococcal ACWY£601£603 to 5 years
Meningococcal B£1152£230Long term
Diphtheria, tetanus and polio£351£3510 years
Measles, mumps and rubella£402£80
Chikungunya£1901£190
Dengue fever£1002£200

Malaria prevention and travel medicines

Supplied following a pharmacist consultation. If you only require travel medicines and no travel vaccinations, a £10 pharmacist consultation fee applies in addition to the medicine cost.

ItemPrice
Malaria prevention, daily tablets60p per extra tabletfrom £10 per pack
Malaria prevention, combination tablets£1.50 per extra tabletfrom £18 per pack
Malaria prevention, weekly tablets£2.75 per extra tabletfrom £22 per pack
Altitude sickness prevention£1.20 per extra tabletfrom £10 per pack
Travellers' diarrhoea treatmentfrom £9 per pack
Jet lag supportfrom £17 per pack
Period delayfrom £10 per pack

A £30 consultation fee applies where a full travel health assessment is carried out and no vaccines or medicines are supplied. If vaccines or medicines are purchased for the same trip, the £30 consultation fee is deducted from the cost.

Questions answered

Frequently asked questions

Speak to our team if your question is not covered.

It is best to book 6 to 8 weeks before you travel, as some vaccinations need time to work and may require more than one dose.

Local appointments available

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