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Medical kit

Most travelers should pack a personal medical kit. The contents of the kit will vary depending upon the destination, the duration of the trip, the range of potential exposures, the age and health of the travelers, and the availability of medical care. The following should be considered for inclusion in the kit:

Medications

Antibiotic for travelers' diarrhea
Antibiotic for skin infection
Antibiotic for respiratory infection

Note: some of the newer quinolones, such as levofloxacin (Levaquin), may be effective for all the above. Travelers unable to tolerate quinolones may need to bring along more than one antibiotic.

Antidiarrheal drugs (e.g. loperamide, diphenoxylate, kaolin-pectin)
Drugs for motion sickness (e.g. meclizine)
Sleeping pills (for jet lag)
Acetazolamide (for altitude sickness)
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Acetaminophen with codeine
Anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. ibuprofen)
Antiemetic (e.g. prochlorperazine for nausea)
Antacids or bismuth subsalicylate
Antihistamines (e.g. Benadryl)
Decongestants
Antibacterial ointment for cuts or abrasions (e.g. Bactroban)
Steroid cream (e.g. hydrocortisone 1%)
Vaginal cream for yeast infections (e.g. miconazole or clotrimazole)
Epinephrine injection (e.g. EpiPen) - for those with a history of allergies to insect stings or other severe allergic reactions

First aid supplies

Bandages
Gauze and gauze rolls
Adhesive or paper tape
Ace bandage
Scissors
Pocket knife
Tweezers
Thermometer
Tincture of iodine
Moleskin (for blisters)

Other

Sanitary napkins
DEET- containing insect repellent
Permethrin-containing insect spray
Sun block
Sunglasses
Hat for sun protection
Oral rehydration salts
Water purification tablets
Sterile needles
Syringes
Condoms

From the Centers for Disease Control

Travelers' Health Kit

Revisions

Medical kit
 
 
 Most travelers should pack a personal medical kit. The contents of the kit will vary depending upon the destination, the duration of the trip, the range of potential exposures, the age and health of the travelers, and the availability of medical care. The following should be considered for inclusion in the kit:
 
 Medications
 
 <ul>
 <li>Antibiotic for travelers' diarrhea</li>
 <li>Antibiotic for skin infection</li>
 <li>Antibiotic for respiratory infection</li>
 </ul>
 Note: some of the newer quinolones, such as levofloxacin (Levaquin), may be effective for all the above. Travelers unable to tolerate quinolones may need to bring along more than one antibiotic.
 <ul>
 <li>Antidiarrheal drugs (e.g. loperamide, diphenoxylate, kaolin-pectin)</li>
 <li>Drugs for motion sickness (e.g. meclizine)</li>
 <li>Sleeping pills (for jet lag)</li>
 <li>Acetazolamide (for altitude sickness)</li>
 <li>Acetaminophen (Tylenol)</li>
 <li>Acetaminophen with codeine</li>
 <li>Anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. ibuprofen)</li>
 <li>Antiemetic (e.g. prochlorperazine for nausea)</li>
 <li>Antacids or bismuth subsalicylate</li>
 <li>Antihistamines (e.g. Benadryl)</li>
 <li>Decongestants</li>
 <li>Antibacterial ointment for cuts or abrasions (e.g. Bactroban)</li>
 <li>Steroid cream (e.g. hydrocortisone 1%)</li>
 <li>Vaginal cream for yeast infections (e.g. miconazole or clotrimazole)</li>
 <li>Epinephrine injection (e.g. EpiPen) - for those with a history of allergies to insect stings or other severe allergic reactions</li>
 </ul>
 
 First aid supplies
 
 <ul>
 <li>Bandages</li>
 <li>Gauze and gauze rolls</li>
 <li>Adhesive or paper tape</li>
 <li>Ace bandage</li>
 <li>Scissors</li>
 <li>Pocket knife</li>
 <li>Tweezers</li>
 <li>Thermometer</li>
 <li>Tincture of iodine</li>
 <li>Moleskin (for blisters)</li>
 </ul>
 
 Other
 
 <ul>
 <li>Sanitary napkins</li>
 <li>DEET- containing insect repellent</li>
 <li>Permethrin-containing insect spray</li>
 <li>Sun block</li>
 <li>Sunglasses</li>
 <li>Hat for sun protection</li>
 <li>Oral rehydration salts</li>
 <li>Water purification tablets</li>
 <li>Sterile needles</li>
 <li>Syringes</li>
 <li>Condoms</li>
 </ul>
 
 From the Centers for Disease Control
 
 
 <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh2-HealthKit.aspx">Travelers' Health Kit</a>

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