What medicines to carry when traveling to Tanzania?

Remember to pack your prescription meds as well as medication for other potential situations, like Altitude illness, headaches or diarrhea

1. Diamox for Altitude illness. This is for those who are coming for climbing Mt Kilimanjaro 5895m or Mount Meru 4566m. Altitude illnesses simply are mix of disorders caused by the body’s inability to adjust to high elevations. So, the use of pills like Acetazolamide (Diamox), will help your body to adjust to high altitude easily. Consider properly the use of 250mg daily or 125mg in every twelve hours.

2. Antiseptic cream

3. Allergy remedy

4. Rehydration salts like Liquid I.V. (optional)

5. Pain reliever / pain killers.

6. Motion sickness tablets

   a. Scopolamine. Most commonly prescribed medication for motion sickness.

   b. Promethazine (Phenergan). Administered 2 hours before travel

   c. Dramamine

   d. Dramamine Natural Non-Drowsy

7. Heartburn remedy

8. Anti-diarrhea medicine

9. Cold/flu tablets

10. Malaria tablets