Health Medication :
(This is only our suggestions. Do not use without your doctor's advice.) Brand names will change depending on where you live.
Aspirin or Acetaminophen: (5 grains/ 325 to 500 mg) for pain, colds, and reducing fever. Aspirin is better as an anti-inflammatory. Acetaminophen with codeine: (325 mg plus 30 mg codeine), or acetaminophen tablets. Good for moderately severe pain and to suppress coughs. Ibuprofen: (400 mg). An all-purpose pain reliever and antiinflammatory for muscles and joints.
A supply of antibiotics as suggested by your doctor.
Cephalein. (250 mg), a penicillin-based drug used to treat skin infections and abscesses, and chest, urinary, inner ear, and sinus infections. Erythromycin (250 mg) is an appropriate substitute for people allergic to penicillin.
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. "double-strength" (160 mg/800 mg) for urinary and chest infections, sinusitis, and intestinal infections such as bacterial diarrhea.
Tinidazole. (500 mg) for intestinal parasites such as Giardia and amoebas, or substitute tablets of metronidazole (200 mg).
Naladixic acid. (500 mg) for treating bacterial diarrhea and dysentery.
Opthalmic Antibiotic Cream or Drops. Will help relieve conjunetivitis and other eye infections.
Optional: A small tube of skin antibiotic cream.
Loperamide or lomotil. Tablets to stop diarrhea and associated abdominal cramps. While these medications are especially helpful for controlling diarrhea when traveling on buses or planes, they might prolong the cause of the illness and are dangerous for children.
Anti-acid tablets. To treat upset or acid stomachs.
Anti-worm Medication/Antihelminth. Optional: (100 mg).
Laxative. Optional: Two packets.
Oral Rehydration Salts. Optional:Two packets.
Anti-vomiting Medication. Optional: (25 mg) or suppositories.
Diphenhydramine (50 mg) or chlorpheniramine (4 mg). Optional: for severe itching, rashes or swelling from allergic reactions or insect bites, hay fever, cold symptoms, and motion sickness.
Nasal decongestant. Optional: for relief of cold symptoms, and sinus and inner ear infection; reduces decompression discomfort while flying.
Nose spray or drops. One plastic squeeze bottle (0.25 to 0.50 percent solution).
Throat lozenges. Ten pieces or more (hard candies are a good substitute).
Eucalyptus oil. Optional: Five to seven drops of oil in a small basin or large mug of steaming hot water makes a good inhalant.
Aromatic balms. Optional: Used as an inhalant or a chest rub; several brands are also excellent topical anti-inflammatories for muscle pain.
Acetazolamide. (250 mg) to prevent symptoms of acute mountain sickness.
Ten adhesive strips; one roll of 1-inch or 2-inch cloth adhesive tape or micropore tape; one 3-inch-wide elastic bandage; two packets of 4-inch by 4-inch sterile gauze pads; two 2-inch or 3-inch gauze rolls; five butterfly bandages, one triangular bandage or a large handkerchief; two 3-inch by 5-inch sheets of moleskin (cotton felt sheets with and adhesive backing) to place over "hot spots" and blisters. Optional: One packet of pre-moistened gelatinous pads for preventing or covering blisters.
One or two 5-inch by 9-inch sheets of petroleum dressing (sterile, finemesh gauze pads impregnated with a petroleum base, for use on burn wounds). Aloe vera lotion, excellent for healing burns.
Bromine solution, highly effective as a drying agent for small cuts, scrapes, and blisters. Optional: Proviodine-iodine, a topical disinfectant for washing cuts and abrasions, and preventing skin infections; alcohol pads. Safety pins, sewing needles, scissors, tweezers, thermometer (low-reading, if possible). Optional: Cotton swabs; three to five cotton surgical masks (for dusty road conditions); tincture of benzoin, which can help adhesive bandages stick to skin, toughen skin to prevent blisters, and stop bleeding of facial and scalp cuts; it also acts as an inhalant when mixed with hot water
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