Medicines: (Suggstion and not a substiture for medical advice)
First Aid kit to include:
6 x Dust masks
Ear Plugs
Tylenol/Advil (Ibuprofen)
Tyleno Cold Tablets
Eye drops (Visine) or Sulamyd 10% (Rx)
Cough Mixture
Sore throat lozenges (at least 2 bags, preferably with Menthol, Eucalyptus, Camphor) {Nestle India makes Acti-V with all 3 ingredients plus saunf, ginger}
Kushal Kanthil (ayurvedic sucking pills for sore throat, cough, cold etc)
Band Aids, Moleskin/Second Skin blister and corn repair
4” Ace bandage
Alcohol pads
Knee/ankle support, if needed
Betadine Solution or Bactine Pain Relieving Cleansing Spray or similar for cuts
Your Prescribed Medicines:
Diabetes including testing kit & supplies
High Blood Pressure
Heart conditions
Asthma
Arthritis
Migraine or Epilepsy
Ulcer
Other
For High Altitude Problem, Prevention:
50 tablets Diamox (Acetazolamide) 250mg (to be taken, if needed 2 times/day) Do NOT bring long acting Acetazolamide
50 tablets Procardia (Nifedipine) 10mg. Do not bring Procardia XL
10 tablets Viagra 50mg (BID) ½ tablet BID
10 tablets Decadron (Dexamethasone) 4mg
100 capsules/tablets Gingko Biloba 60mg (each capsule contains 60mg of Ginkgo Biloba leaf extract to provide 24% Ginkgo Flavon glycosides (available from GNC). Take 2capsules/tablets/day
For Sore Throats, Colds, Cough:
14 tablets Cipro 500mg (BID)
30 tablets Claritin D (OTC available) or 60mg Allegra (Rx)
1 bottle Elixophyllin/Lufylling with Actifed 6oz Syrup 7 Marax Syrup 6oz
1 bottle Otrivin Nasal Spray (20ml) (Rx) OR
1 bottle Afrin nasal Spray (5fl.oz) (OTC)
1 bottle Vicks Vaporub
For Diarrhea:
50 tablets Lomotil 40mg
50 tablets Bentyl (Dicyclomine) 20mg
50 tablets Zantac 75mg
1 bottle Pepto-Bismol (liquid or preferably tablets)
For Muscle Pain, Fever, Headache, Arthritis:
50 tablets Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) 10mg (to be taken 3 times a day) OR
50 tablets Lortab 7.5mg/500mg Acetaminophen)
50 tablets Somas compound with Codeine (200mg/325mg/16mg (aspirin with Codeine)
1 to 2 tubes Maximum strength Bengay or Tiger Balm (can buy in kathmandu)
1 tube (1.25oz) Icy Hot Pain Relief Cream |