Capital Center For Travel & Tropical Medicine

The following checklist includes items that you should consider bringing with you:

First-Aid Items

• Cotton swabs or balls

• Gauze pads (2x2 and 4x4)

• Gauze roll bandage

• Band-Aid strips

• Adhesive tape

• Scissors

• Tweezers

• Elastic (ace) bandage

• Safety pins

• Alcohol wipes

• Thermometer

• Facial tissue

Non-Prescription Drugs

• Aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen

• Antacid

• Antidiarrheal (Imodium or Pepto Bismol)

• Mild laxative (Senokot)

• Antimicrobial skin ointment

• Decongestant

• Antihistamine

Prescription Drugs

• Diarrhea (Cipro), Azithromycin, Rifaximin

• Motion sickness (Dramamine, wrist band, scopolamine (transderm-scop)

• Acute mountain sickness (Diamox)

• Malaria Prevention (Mefloquine, Chloroquine, Doxycycline, Malarone)

Other Items

• Suntan lotion (SPF 30-45 or greater)

• Insect repellent (DEET 30% or higher; permethrin 5%)

• Moist towlettes (handy-wipes, baby wipes, Purell)

• Feminine products (sanitary napkins, tampons, Monistat)

• Extra pair of eyeglasses/contact lenses/sunglasses

• Passport

• International Certificates of Vaccination