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  This month www.healthnut.com.au brings you handy travel tips to help make your overseas trip a safe and enjoyable one. You will find handy advice on how to deal with jet lag, what to pack in your first aid kit, and information on common medicines.  
 
  medicines  
  common medicines  
 
The following table lists some common medical conditions and associated medicines. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist to avoid unwanted side effects or allergy.

* Requires doctor's prescription

Note - For lightness and safety, ask your pharmacist to put medicines in plastic, waterproof containers and transfer all glass packs to plastic or metal

 
                 
  treatment/condition   name/brand   size   dosage  
  Anti-Malerial

NB: Some strain of maleria are not controlled by these drugs
  Chloroquin*/Nivaquin*   100s   For people entering malerial areas, the course should be taken two weeks prior to departure and a preventative dose of two tablets taken once a week every week you are away and continued for three months after you have left the malerial area. If perchance you (1) have to leave in a hurry and go through a malerial area, or (2) you catch maleria, you should immediately take 4 tablets followed in 6 hours by two tablets, then two tablets a day for the next three days and then revert to the normal 2 tablets per week.

 
      Maloprin*/Larium*/Doxacycline*

  10s/6s/21s   As directed by your doctor  
 
Mild stomach disorders & food poisoning
 
Tanalbin
 
20s
 
1-2 tablets every 1-2 hours until effective

 
      Bis Pectin   200ml   20mls every 30mins for 4 doses then 2 hourly

 
 
Severe Diarrhoea
 
Lomitil*/Imodium
 
10s/20s
 
2 tablets after each loose bowel motion

 
 
Stubborn Parasitic Infection (Dysentery)
 
Flagyl* 200mg/400mg
 
21s
 
1 tablet 3 times a day after meals (No Alcohol)

 
 
Infections
e.g. flu, cuts & worms
 
Eryc*
 
25s
 
2 capsules immediately 1 every 6 hours and complete the course

 
 
Motion Sickness
 
Kwells/Scop patches
 
10s/4s
 
1 tablet every 4 hours/1 patch as directed on pack

 
 
Anti-Histamines (to dry sinuses, relieve swelling due to allergy)

 
Claratyne/Telfast/Polaramine
 
20s
 
1 tablet every 12 hours
 
 
Severe Pain
 
Digesic Tablets*
 
50s
 
2 tablets every 4 hours

 
 
Anti-Nausea
 
Stemetil*/Maxolon*
 
25s
 
1 tablet every 6 hours

 
 
Relief of pain, headaches or fever

 
Aspro Clear/Panadeine/Panadol
 
24s/48s
 
2 tablets every 4 hours
 
 
Sleep or Sedative
(ideal for long plane trip)

 
Mogadon*/Normison*
 
25s
 
1-2 tablets on retiring

 
 
Fatigue
 
Missing Link/SF 88/Endura
 
100s
 
1 tablet after breakfast and 1 after lunch

 
 
Red Eyes - Eye drops
 
Visine/Albalon A/Refresh
     
2 drops each eye every 4 hours

 
 
To dry up sinuses and clear nasal passages (essential for take-off and landing) - Nose drops/Sprays

 
Drixine/Sinex/SprayTish/
Sudafed/Demazin
     
2 drops/puffs every four hours
 
 
To de-wax and clear the ear
 
Cerumol Ear Drops
 
 
2 drops in each ear 3 times a day

 
 
Sore Throat
 
Cepacol Lozenges/Difflam/
Betadine Gargle/Difflam Throat Spray

     
As needed and per direction on pack
 
 
Bruises and muscle soreness
 
Metsal/Difflam/Hirido id
     
Rub in as needed and per direction on pack

 
                 
   
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