The on-board pharmacy - an essential part of preparation for every trip

In principle, your attending family doctor / specialist decides which drugs you should take. Particularly, if you suffer from a specific illness, e.g. Diabetes Mellitus, migraine or heart disease. However, in addition, quite a number of drugs should be included in the on-board pharmacy, which can be very helpful for each of us in case of acute disorders on a trip.

1. INSTRUMENTS AND DRESSING MATERIAL

• Dressing scissors, sterile compresses, aseptic gauze, elastic bandages, plasters, sterile wound closure strips for lacerations, forceps, fever thermometer, disinfectant spray (e.g. Sterilium or Cutasept)

2. FEVER

• Paracetamol tablets (e.g. from ratiopharm) or acetylsalicylic acid fizzy tablets (e.g. Aspirin Plus C) for fever

3. INFECTIONS

• Co-trimoxazole/sulfamethoxazole tablets (e.g. Cotrim forte) or Fosfomycin powder (e.g. Monuril) or Nitrofurantoin capsules (e.g. Nifurantin) for bladder disorders and urinary tract infection
• Clindamycin tablets (e.g. Sobelin) for dental infection
• Azithromycin pills (e.g. Zithromax) or Ciprofloxacin pills (e.g. Ciprobay) for bronchitis or pneumonia
• Amoxicillin tablets as broad spectrum antibiotic (e.g. Amoxibeta) for ear inflammation or inflammation of the lower body
• Cefuroxime tablets (e.g. from ratiopharm) in case of wound infection or soft-tissue infection, or Betaisodona ointment or Sepso tincture for skin injury
• Drawing salve (e.g. Ilon classic) for abscesses and furuncles

4. COMMON COLD

• Acetylsalicylic acid (e.g. Aspirin) for fever and headache
• Mucolytics (e.g. Capval) for cough
• Oxymetazoline nasal spray (e.g. Nasivin) for rhinitis
• Sinupret dragées for common cold
• Peppermint oil (e.g. JHP Rödler) for sinus trouble
• Acetylcistein fizzy tablets (e.g. Fluimucil) as expectorant
• Tyrothricine throat lozenges (e.g. Dorithricin) for sore throat

5. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

• Metoclopramide drops (e.g. Paspertin) for nausea
• Dimenhydrinate dragées or uvula (e.g. Vomex) for vomiting
• Scopolamine transdermal patches for motion sickness / vomiting
• Charcoal tablets or Loperamide capsules (e.g. Imodium) for
  diarrhoea
• Electrolyte solutions (e.g. Elotrans or Oralpädon) as fluid substitute in
  case of aqueous diarrhoea
• Blond Psyllium (e.g. Mucofalk) or Sodium Picosulfate (e.g. Agiolax) or
  salt solution (e.g. Movicol) for obstipation
• Omeprazole or Panteprazol tablets for stomach ache (in order to
  decrease acid)