Ready to go? Don't forget to pack your travel medicines.
In some distant destinations, many drugs are not readily available. Therefore, before departure it is important to prepare a well-stocked and above all complete travel pharmacy.
To avoid mistakes or forgetfulness, request pre-travel medical advice at an Ambimed Travel Medicine clinic or, remotely, through video consultation with an Ambimed specialist in Travel Medicine who, in addition to guiding you in the choice of travel medicines, will be able to advise you on the correct prophylaxis and indicate any mandatory vaccinations or recommended vaccinations to be carried out before leaving for your destination. Trust Ambimed and travel safely with full information and health.
What are they for: useful medications to lower fever, take away pain, and relieve inflammation that can cause joint pain or a simple sore throat (if the cause is inflammatory). What to ask your doctor: let's not forget that these symptoms are alarm bells and the indicated medications do not treat the cause: always consult your doctor.
What they are for: useful drugs to fight bacterial infections, take only after consulting your doctor. What to ask your doctor for: take only after prescription. Ask your doctor for a broad-spectrum antibiotic for bacterial infections: upper and lower airways, kidney and intestinal.
What are they for:drugs that act on intestinal diseases.
What to ask your doctor:Always ask your doctor for advice before taking any of the medications listed below.
ANTIDIARRHOICS
They reduce the frequency of benign diarrhea. (Do not use if bacterial diarrhea is suspected). Always ask your doctor for advice before taking an antidiarrheal, it is essential to understand the reason for the diarrheal event before taking it.
Imodium
Loperamide Angelini
RIFAXIMIN
Intestinal antibacterial disinfectant. Drugs useful for fighting intestinal bacterial infections, to be taken only after consulting your doctor.
Flonorm
Normix
Rifaximin Ranbaxy
Tixtar
NEOMYCIN AND BACITRACIN
Intestinal antibacterial disinfectant. Drugs useful for fighting intestinal bacterial infections, to be taken only after consulting your doctor.
Bimixin
ANTHELMINTICS
Useful against intestinal worms. Consult a doctor to identify the parasite and ask what the targeted drug is for your specific case.
PROBIOTICS
What are they for: useful for simple heartburn, nausea, vomiting or spasms. What to ask your doctor: it is important not to underestimate these symptoms: always consult a doctor before taking to understand the origin of the symptoms.
What are they for:cortisones are synthetic drugs that have an anti-inflammatory action and reduce the activity of the immune system. Antihistamines are used to relieve annoying minor allergies or allergic rhinitis.. What to ask your doctor:use them only on the advice or prescription of a doctor.
BETAMETHASONE
We always recommend using them only on the advice or prescription of a doctor.
Bentelan
Betamethasone Antimalarial
Betamethasone Eurogenerics
GENTAMICIN AND BETAMETASONE
Antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antihistamine action
ZINC OINTMENT
Against burns
OINTMENT WITH ANTIFUNGAL ACTION
OINTMENT WITH PAIN RELIEF AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION
Against distortions
What they are for:they are medicines for the treatment and prevention of malaria.
What to ask your doctor:Prescription drugs.
Ask the specialist doctor for advice for the most suitable prophylaxis
ATOVAQUONE + PROGUANIL (MALARONE)
Atovaquone and Proguanil Mylan Generics
Malarone
DOXYCYCLINE
Bassado
Miraclin
MEFLOQUINE (LARIAM)
Lariam
REHYDRATING SALTS
What they are for:Essential in hot, humid weather and as a treatment during a leaky intestinal infection
MOSQUITO REPELLENT
(DEET > 25%)
What else to bring?
Sachets to dissolve in water, useful when you sweat a lot, when it is hot and dry, or if you have enteritis (diarrhea). If the situation does not resolve quickly, consult a doctor.
Povidone-iodine (Betadine) Povidone Chlorhexidine Sodium hypochlorite Hydrogen peroxide Patches Gauzes and bandages Scissors and tweezers
Suitable clothing, sunglasses, sunscreens, hydration systems, water bottles
Atovaquone and Proguanil (Malarone) / Dioxycycline A prescription is required.
Long clothes, portable mosquito net, repellents (for skin, for clothes), tylenol, thermometer, rapid malaria test.
Condoms male/female.
If you wear eyeglasses, have a spare pair. If you use contact lenses, bring enough supplies to cover more days than the duration of the trip.
In case of damaged fillings and for the fall of implant capsules.
For allergic subjects at risk of anaphylactic shock. Consult your doctor first.
Watch out!
To store medicines, prefer cool and dry places, avoiding potential damage to them and to not alter their quality. Check the storage methods indicated on the packaging leaflet. Transport the medicines in the original packaging complete with the leaflet to avoid problems at the security checks. For air travel, especially if there are stopovers, carry the drugs in your hand luggage to avoid losing them in case your luggage gets lost.
For air travel, especially if there are layovers, carry medications in your carry-on luggage to avoid losing them if your luggage goes astray.
Make sure that, despite the time difference, between one intake and another of oral contraceptives you do not exceed 28 hours and that in case of diarrhea or vomiting the effectiveness of the pill may be reduced.
If you are chronically ill, expect a minimum supply of medicines for four weeks longer than the expected length of stay.
If you are a diabetic traveler, make sure you have all the different insulin pens with you and in sufficient quantities. Also, check with your airline if there are any special guidelines for carrying EpiPens.
Check with your airline if there are any special requirements for carrying EpiPens.
In some destinations, psychotropic drugs are considered narcotic substances for which importation is prohibited.
Create your travel pharmacy
After planning a trip for a long time, and with the departure date approaching, there is the possibility of forgetting the most important medicines to take with you. You need to keep multiple things in mind: your medical needs, travel length, and destination. How to remember everything? Download our checklist, fill in the different sections and prepare the perfect travel kit.
Download our checklist, fill out the different sections and prepare the perfect travel kit.
The information presented is general in nature, is published for general audiences and is not a substitute for the relationship between patient and physician.
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