What do I absolutely need to bring on a trip down south for me and my kids? Travel kit.

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Alexandre Chagnon · 4 years ago
Hello Ma'am,
I recommend the following:
  • Mild soap to clean wounds as needed (no, not alcohol or peroxide!);
  • Sterile compresses and bandages;
  • Thermometer;
  • Sinus rinse and saline packets;
  • Sunscreen SPF 30 and above;
  • Fungal cream: vaginitis;
  • After-sun lotion;
  • Mosquito repellent (at least 28.5% DEET);
  • Grav: Motion sickness;
  • Immodium: Diarrhea;
  • Gastrolyte: Rehydration;
  • Antibiotic: Traveler's diarrhea (see your doctor or pharmacist for a prescription);
  • Antiacid: Heartburn;
  • Acetaminophen: Headache and fever;
  • Decongestants, cough suppressants and throat lozenges;
  • Antihistamine: Seasonal allergy;
  • Hydrocortisone cream (itching, insect bites, poison ivy)
  • Condoms;
  • Your usual medications;
  • The website Question for a Pharmacist.com not too far away ;);
As you are traveling with children, you may want to add these:
  • Children's Acetaminophen and Ibuprophen, with syringe;
  • Antibiotic: Traveler's Diarrhea (see your doctor or pharmacist for a prescription for prevention);
  • Baby fly, syringe (to rinse sinuses) and saline water;
  • Cortisone cream (irritated buttocks);
  • Rehydration solution;
  • Sunscreen SPF 50 with mineral block;
  • Mosquito net;
  • Insect repellent (child over 6 months), containing DEET 10%;
  • Zinc cream 40% (zincofax);
Depending on your destination and situation, specific vaccines or medications may be required, including for motion sickness, altitude sickness, and/or malaria. You can visit: https://voyage.gc.ca/voyager/avertissements with your destination for additional information.
Take care to keep your medications in their original containers, with the official prescription or identification label on each one. Also, find out about access to doctors and medications at your destination, and your medical insurance coverage. You'll be better equipped in case something goes wrong, and thus less stressed.
*As it is very common to get little viruses when traveling, especially after flying, if one of your children has a fever, keeping them indoors for a few days, especially between 10 and 4pm, in air conditioning could greatly help reduce their temperature.
When in doubt about your condition or symptoms, write back :)!
It's a pleasure,
Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist

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