Complete Medical Checklist for Tibet Traveling
Following is a list of items you should consider including in your miedial kit for traveling Tibet – consult your pharmacist for brands available in your country. Be prepared with all or some of them based on your need when touring of Tibet.
Medical Checklist for Tibet Travel
1.) Antibiotics – useful for everyone traveling to Tibet to avoid risks of receiving poorly stored local medications; see your doctor (anti-biotics must be prescribed) and carry the prescription with you.
2.) Antifulngal cream or powder – for fungal skin infections and thrush.
3.) Antihistamine – for allergies (eg hay fever) to ease the itch from insect bites or stings, and to prevent motion sickness.
4.) Antiseptic (such as povidone-iodine) – for cuts and grazes.
5.) Bandges, Band-Aids (plasters) and other wound dressings.
6.) Calamine lotion, sting-relief spray or aloe vera – to ease irritation from sunburn and insect bites or stings.
7.) Cold and flu tablets, throat lozenges and nasal decongestant.
8.) Homeopathic medicines – useful homeopathic medicines include gentiana for altitude sickness, echinacea for warding off infections, and tea-tree oil for cuts and scrapes.
9.) Insect repellent, sunscreen, lip balm and eye drops.
10.) Loperamide or diphenoxylate – ‘blockers’ for diarrhoea.
11.) Multivitamins – for long trips, when dietary viatmin intake may be inadequate.
12.) Paracetamol (acetaminophen in the USA) – for pain or fever.
13.) Rehydration mixture – to prevent dehydration (eg during bouts of diarrhoea); particularly important when traveling with children.
14.) Scissors, tweezers and a thermometer – note that mercury thermometers are prohibited by airlines.
15.) Sterile kit – in case you need injections in a country with medical hygiene problems; discuss with your doctor.
16.) Water purification tablets or iodine.
