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MEDICINE:- |
TREATMENT:- |
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Antibiotics |
This
medication must be prescribed and
tourists are advised to carry the
prescription with them. Essential
especially traveling off the beaten
track.
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Antifungal
cream or powder |
To treat
fungal skin infections and thrush.
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Antihistamine |
Useful
especially for allergies such as hay
fever, to prevent itching from insect
bites and also to avoid motion sickness.
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Antiseptic (povidone-iodine) |
Cuts and
grazes.
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Aspirin or
paracetamol (acetaminophen) |
Pain and
fever.
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Bandages,
Band-Aids (plasters) and other wound
dressings |
To dress
wounds from cuts.
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Calamine
lotion, sting relief spray or aloe vera |
To relief
irritation from sunburn, insect bites or
stings.
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Cold and flu
tablets, throat lozenges and nasal
decongestant |
To treat
cold or flu.
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Insect
repellent, sunscreen, lip balm and eye
drops |
Important
when traveling in hot and dusty area.
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Loperamide
or diphenoxylate |
Use as
blockers for diarrhea.
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Multivitamins |
To be taken
when dietary vitamin intake is not
sufficient ; especially traveling long
journeys.
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Prochlorperazine or metaclopramide |
To treat
nausea and vomiting.
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Rehydration
mixture |
To prevent
dehydration which may caused by bouts of
diarrhea. Especially important if
traveling with children.
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Scissors,
tweezers and thermometer |
Mercury
thermometers are prohibited in
airplanes.
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Sterile kit |
Could be
useful if injections are needed in a
country with medical hygiene problems.
Get advised from doctors.
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Water
purification tablets or iodine |
To be used
in places where water is dirty.
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