Medical kit checklist for travellers

Here is a list of items you should consider taking:

• Paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain or fever.
• Antihistamine for allergies, for example, hay fever; or to ease the itch from insect bites or stings.
• Sting relief spray — to ease irritation from insect bites or stings.
• Cold and flu tablets, throat lozenges, nasal decongestant.
• Rehydration mixture — to prevent dehydration that may occur, for example, during bouts of diarrhoea.
• Soothing cream — for burns.
• Sunscreen.
• Insect repellent.
• Lip balm.
• Eye lubricant drops.
• Antifungal cream or powder — for fungal skin infections.
• Antiseptic — for cuts and grazes.
• Sticking plasters, bandages and other wound dressings.
• Scissors, tweezers and a digital thermometer.
• Spare eyeglasses and/or spare contact lenses.

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