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The travel pharmacy as listed below has been compiled with the help of:
  • The various traveller's and medical websites we found in the internet, see also Links
  • The advice we got at the clinic for tropical diseases in Heidelberg, Germany
  • The advise we got at the First Aid course for travellers by the Johanniter Unfall Hilfe e.V. Stuttgart, Germany.

Travel pharmacy:

  Bandages   Number  

  Plasters (regular)
  Plasters (sensitive skin)
  Muslin compresses / bandages
  Betaisodona gauze dressings
  Aluderm bandage covers
  Suture strips (Leukostrip / Cicagraf)
  Muslin bandages
  Bandage packages
  Cover-tape for large surfaces
  Elastical bandages
  Slings
  Aluminium foil safety covers
  Leukotape
  Leukoplast
  Scalpel (one way)
  Pair of bandage scissors
  Antiseptic cotton
  Safety pins
  Bandage clips
  Bandages for burns 600*800 cm (Metalline)
  Branolind balm compresses
  Jodoform-plasters (Lohmann-Rauscher)

  loads  
  loads
  approx. 40 pieces
  10 pieces
  10 pieces
  26 strips
  8 pieces
  5 pieces
  1 role
  2 roles
  7 pieces
  3 pieces
  1 role
  3 roles
  7 pieces
  1 pair
  1 package
  20 pieces
  10 pieces
  5 pieces
  10 pieces
  10 pieces


  Antibiotics   Number  

  Ciprobay 500
  Cotrim Trimethoprim & Sulfamethoxazol
  Panoral
  Rulid 300 Makrolid (Roxithromycin)
  Minomycin 50
  Tetracyclin
  Amoxicyclin

  16 tablets  
  10 tablets
  31 tablets
  8 tablets
  30 tablets
  8 tablets
  20 tablets


  Painkillers   Number  

  Aspirine
  Paracetamol
  Benuron (paracetamol)
  Dolomo
  Tramal / Tramadol

  20 tablets  
  30 tablets
  20 tablets
  27 tablets
  10 tablets


  Nose / Throat / Flue / Fever   Number  

  Gelomyrtol
  Bronchicum
  Frubi Lurgyl spray
  Bromuc 200 (acetylcystein)
  Grippostad
  Nasivinetten
  Ambroxol effervescent tablets
  Olynth / Otriven nose drops
  Ear drops
  Throat tablets
  Vitamine-C tablets (1000 mg)

  6 capsules  
  50 ml
  20 ml
  20 tablets
  20 capsules
  1 piece
  20 tablets
  1 package
  1 package
  40 tablets
  100 pieces


  Muscular pain / Sprained muscles   Number  

  Tetrazepam-Ratiopharm
  Mobec (Meloxicam)
  Voltaren Resinat
  Voltaren Dispers
  Soventol Rescue cream

  6 tablets  
  9 tablets
  18 tablets
  20 tablets
  1 package


  Eyes   Number  

  Fucithalmic
  Bepanthen Roche (dexpanthenol)
  Eye compress

  3 grams  
  5 grams
  10 pieces


  Skin   Number  

  Braunovidon balm
  Soventol Hydrocortison
  Soventol Gel
  Multilind balm
  Dermatop cream (cortison, prednicarbat)
  Tavegil (clemastinhydrogenfumarat)
  Tannolact powder
  Ilon Abscess balm
  Jellin-Neomycin balm (antibiotic)
  Camomile bath Robugen
  Mykoderm balm (Nystatin)
  Baycuten
  Zinc balm
  Braunovidon fluid

  40 grams  
  20 grams
  50 grams
  25 grams
  10 grams
  20 tablets
  3 sachets
  25 grams
  10 grams
  80 ml
  25 grams
  30 grams
  1 tube
  1 package


  Wound care   Number  

  Wound-care spray (e.g. Hansaplast)
  Miralene sterile sewing set
  Sutupack sewing set
  Burn- and woundgel
  Heparin-ratiopharm gel

  80 grams  
  1 piece
  5 packages
  50 grams
  100 grams


  Malaria   Number  

  Paludrine
  Malarone
  Resochin
  Artenam Injection

  1450 tablets  
  24 tablets
  220 tablets
  7 ampules


  Insect repellants / Sun tan lotions   Number  

  Nobite skin gel
  Systral cartridge
  Systralin
  Mosquito spray
  Ilrido anti-mosquito sun tan lotion
  Bepanthol Roche Lotio
  Peppermint oil
  Device for sucking out snake / insect bites
  Tick pincer
  Mosquito net (extra fine for Scandinavia)
  Mosquito net (regular for Asia)
  Nobite clothing spray

  150 ml  
  3 pieces
  150 ml
  3 bottles
  250 ml
  40 ml
  40 ml
  1 piece
  1 piece
  1 piece
  1 piece
  3 bottles


  Stomach / bowel problems   Number  

  Elotrans ORS-powder
  Perenterol (against diarrhoea)
  Lopedium (against diarrhoea)
  Imodium lingual
  Omniflora Acute yeast capsules
  Paspertin drops
  Antacids (Rennies / Talcid)
  Magnesiumtablets
  Calciumtablets
  Laxatives (Dulcolax, Laxoberal)
  Tablets for stomach disorder (Buscopan)

  20 sachets  
  20 capsules
  30 tablets
  30 tablets
  12 capsules
  80 ml
  20 tablets
  20 tablets
  20 tablets
  20 tablets
  20 tablets


  Desinfection   Number  

  Poly-alcohol skin, colorless antiseptic
  Betaisodona solution
  Sagrotan-K
  Bactolin washing lotion

  100 ml  
  30 ml
  250 ml
  500 ml


  Mouth / Tooth care   Number  

  Dentist set (1 mirror, 1 pincer, 2 hooks)
  Listerine anti-bacterial mouth water
  Betaisodona mouth antiseptic
  Pyralvex
  Elmex gelée
  Cavit-W toothfill
  Clove oil

  1 set  
  160 ml
  30 ml
  1 bottle
  3 packages
  1 package
  30 ml


  Other   Number  

  Digital thermometer
  Plastic thermometer covers
  Haemo-Glucotest
  Mouth cover
  Insufflation masks
  Vermox (against worm)
  Valium tablets
  Ohropax ear plugs
  Latex gloves
  Stainless steel pair of tweezers
  Stainless steel pair of scissors
  Analogue thermometer
  Extra pair of glasses
  Stethoscope
  Blood pressure measuring instrument
  Sam Splint
  Unused toothbrush (clean wounds)
  Compeed blister-plasters
  Unperfumed soap
  Tablets for altitude sickness (e.g. Diamox)
  Camomile-tea
  Arnica balm
  Calendula balm
  Baldrian drops / tablets
  Smoke signals
  Epinephrine (Suprarenin)
  Asthma-inhaler (Suprarenin)
  Etilefrin / Norfenefrin (Effortil)
  Hypodermic syringes 2 ml
  Hypodermic syringes 5 ml
  Hypodermic syringes 10 ml
  Hypodermic needles nr 1
  Hypodermic needles nr 18
  Injection fluid
  Contra-indication for cholera-vaccination
  Declaration from doctor for syringes and needles

  1 piece  
  30 pieces
  25 tests
  1 piece
  2 pieces
  5 tablets
  10 tablets
  11 pieces
  10 pairs
  1 pair
  1 pair
  1 piece
  1 pair each
  1 piece
  1 piece
  1 piece
  1 piece
  1 package
  1 bar
  20 tablets
  50 grams
  1 tube
  1 tube
  10 tablets
  5 pieces
  3 injectionampules
  1 piece
  50 ml
  4 syringes
  2 syringes
  2 syringes
  9 needles
  9 needles
  2 ampules
  1 piece
  1 piece