Packing List
1 Past Prescriptions.
2 Pills - whatever you take regularly. eg Thyroxine, contaceptive pills.
3 Pill Dispenser.
4 List of hospitals, clinics, sports injury centres, doctors, dentists, pharmacies at destination, and insurance membership number and phone helpline.
5 Salt in labelled container saying it is salt.
6 Toothbrush and paste. Dental Floss. Toothpicks. From pharmacies and some UK dentists' reception areas.
7 Panadol / painkiller. Antibiotics.
8 For long trips, dental repair kit which you can buy in UK pharmacies.
9 Water and water beaker for taking pills.
10 Translation for vital phrases at a doctor, dentist or pharmacy. (See Wikivoyage phrasebooks.)
11 Plasters, flexible and breathable, also waterproof to allow for showers and swimming.
12 Sting relief.
13 Mosquito repellent or lavender products or lemon products.
14 Bandages.
15 Plain white large cotton scarf as sling for arm. (Fold a square into a supportive triangle and tie it behind neck.)
16 Cap with neck cover against sunburn - prevention is better than cure.
17 Car first aid kit.
18 Wet wipes for hand washing and cleaning aircraft tray tables.
19 Manicure kit for jagged fingernails and hangnails.
20 Towelling square (face flannel) for washing and drying hands and body in places without hand towels.
21 Milk of Magnesia / breath mints.
Walk around your nearest drug store or UK chemist to find small sizes and prices. Check that medicines are not out of date, nor banned in countries you are visiting. For example, quantities of sleeping pills or medical marijuana.
Carry a doctor's note saying you can travel, if pregnant.
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