| Having the right medicine with you can literally be a life | | | | you need. There are different types, some with side |
| saver. Just iagine finding out that your stomach thinks | | | | effects. You may have to start taking the malaria |
| that you should not have had that ice cream just | | | | medication in advance. |
| before your bus departs for a 18 hour ride. | | | | - Antibiotics Check with your physician if it is advisable. |
| Always double check with medical authorities what | | | | - Vitamin and mineral tablets Useful if you have a |
| you need to bring on your trip (e.g. you may need to | | | | one-sided diet. |
| bring malaria medicine). If you have medicine from past | | | | - Sunburn lotion Treatment if you get burned from |
| trips you plan to bring along check the expiry date. | | | | staying in the sun for too long. |
| The below list has a few suggested items which may | | | | - Clinical thermometer To measure fever/temperature. |
| come in handy, use it as inspiration and create your | | | | - Prescription medicine in original packaging If you have |
| own. | | | | prescription medicine, put it in the original packaging. |
| - Immunizations Make sure you get the immunizations | | | | Check if it is legal in your destination. |
| you need in time for your departure. | | | | - Prescriptions For your medicine. |
| - Surgical tape | | | | - Sterile syringe If you are worried that the syringes |
| - Compress/sterile wraps | | | | available locally are not clean. |
| - Tweezers | | | | - First aid kit Fill it up with some of the suggested |
| - Antiseptic | | | | medicine. |
| - Bandage | | | | - Band aid Get some different sizes for different |
| - Aspirin | | | | wounds. |
| - Fungus treatment It can be easy to get fungal | | | | - Blister moleskin Moleskins are a special type of band |
| infections in warm and humid climate | | | | aid. It consists of artificial skin that you can cut to |
| - Nose spray (against colds) | | | | shape and then apply on top of your blister. |
| - Cough medicine | | | | - Eye drops If your eyes get dry |
| - Diarrhoea medicine | | | | - Condom/lubrification/birth control pills etc Well, you |
| - Heartburn medicine | | | | never know when you might get lucky ;) |
| - Constipation medicine | | | | - Sore Throat Lozenges For treatment of sore throat. |
| - Rehydration salts If you lose a lot of liquid they can | | | | - Motion sickness pills Check with your pharmacy how |
| help you avoid dehydration. | | | | much time in advance you need to take the pills for |
| - Mosquito repellent | | | | the effect to kick in. |
| - Lice treatment | | | | - Lotion for insect bites |
| - Malaria medication If you need this check which type | | | | Happy travels! |