Regd: Medicine List

[Rohan Khanduja]

Hi ,

Regd: Medicine List

I have prepared a small Medicine List, which might help you at this stage to go forward in shopping medicines.

Paracetamol 500 mg – eg Crocin - For fever, body ache, if weight is  above 60 kg please use 650 mg tablets.

Disprin - For : Headache

Alerid (cetrizine) - For fevers, mild pain relief, induces good sleep.

Azithromycin 500 mg tablets - For bacterial cold common symptom dark yellow colored mucus, fever

Avomine tablets – For air/motion sickness, it causes drowsiness

Lomotil/Andial/Ciplox tablets - For diarrhea

Omeprazole 20 mg - For gastritis

Digene tablets- 20 mg - For stomach discomfort

Spasmoproxyvon capsules - For abdominal colic pain, backache, menstrual pain.

Domstal tablets - For vomiting, it has to be taken atleast ½ Hour before food.

Electral powder – For Vomitting but it has to be taken after vomiting & diarrhea

Novalgin - For headache & bodyache

Brufen 600mg tablets – For Pain as it’s a PAIN KILLER

Avil Tablets - For allergy

Relaxyl ointment/Moov/Iodex – For Pain as it’s a pain balm.

Band Aid assorted – For Wounds

Soframycin skin ointment /powder – For wounds

Vitamin B-complex capsules - For Vitamin B intake, generally clubbed with the dose of Fever Medication.

Vitamic C – eg Limcee – For Throat infection.

Usage : Every 2 hours, you need to keep licking it and not bite it or swallow it.

 

Strepsils – For cough and cold

 

Burnol – For burns

 

Savlon/Dettol (Antiseptic) – For wounds

 

Cotton – For general usage

 

Aspirin – For Chest Pain

 

Please avoid carrying any syrup, as liquid medicines attract a lot of questions from officials at the airport

 

Carry a limited quantity on medicines, as most of them would be available, since all medicines come with an expiry, know the quantity that you will use before spending.

 

It is mandatory to hold a Medical Prescription with the quantity of each medicine mentioned on it to carry it with you.

 

The above medications can be bought at any local shop around your house in limited quantity only, as generally purchasing a good quantity shall attract problems for the usage of it.

 

The above medications have been consulted and documented here with my consultation to a friend of mine who is an MBBS, MD Medicine in AIIMS Delhi.

 

I would still suggest you to refer your family doctor before going in for any purchase of the same.

 

For any help and usage of it or any kind of details, feel free to contact me.

Thanks

Rohan Khanduja

 

[Aravind Gopalakrishnan]

Great job Rohan, thats a very exhaustive list!

May I add that minor medical applications such as Strepsils and Vicks are available over the counter at low prices. The most expensive meds are antibiotics and those related to ear/throat pain - we need to carry especially those. You don't have to worry and stockpile every possible thing though; should we require any additional medication in the future, it can be sent from India though post (with a prescription attached to the parcel).

And I second Rohan with consulting your doctor before making the purchase. No one can provide better advice than a medical professional you trust.