I looked on the CDC site about travel to Indonesia

All this discussion has left out one important item: painkillers

I was at Waktobi and one of the guests had a pretty nasty lower back injury.

On of the doctors on our boat started asking around to see who had what. Fortunately I had some Darvocet or something like that.

It is exceedingly difficult to get a doc to prescribe stuff like that on a preventative basis but I always get these filled completely even though I know I'll never use 'em.

Almost everyone has some stuff like this sitting around the house. Controversial I know but...

My kit is typically:

Malarone

Cipro

Zithromyacin

Some generic painkiller like Tylenol 3

Robaxin (a muscle relaxant)

It's very important to please donate all unused medications at the end of the trip to the boat or resort. the stocks always need whatever they can get. I didnt see if ear infection prevention had been mentioned. Use the swimmers ear drops otc, or the vinegar and water mix mentioned above

Use the swimmers ear drops otc, or the vinegar and water mix mentioned above

Actually the mix is 50/50 vinegar and rubbing alcohol.

We've successfully used the vinegar/alchol mix for years, but ass a small amount of glycerin to keep the mixture from drying out and removing natural oils from your ear.

We've successfully used the vinegar/alchol mix for years, but ass a small amount of glycerin to keep the mixture from drying out and removing natural oils from your ear.

I have used this mix routinely for 'maintenance', but did not find it as effective for immediate relief in the middle of a full blown infection as Cortisporin. Having said that if you maintain the ears well, hopefully you should not require the Cortisporin.

We've successfully used the vinegar/alchol mix for years, but ass a small amount of glycerin to keep the mixture from drying out and removing natural oils from your ear.

Yes, Allen, the glycerin is very helpful for "moisturizing" the ear canal... it's sometimes hard to find, so as a remedy you can make from the med kit/kitchen stuff, I don't advertise that bit of info.

Robin

Malarone for malaria ia a must. It is not worth the risk to go without. I know too many people who have contracted it even in "low risk" areas.

A good antibiotic.

Lomotil (pill plug) for diarrhea.

Triple antibiotic cream for wounds.