First - Aid kit for Traveling

• Your prescription medicines, in their original containers.

• Medicine for diarrhea and upset stomach. Talk to your doctor about getting a prescription for an antibiotic you can take in case you get traveler's diarrhea. Pack bismuth subsalicylate (brand name: Pepto Bismol), loperamide (brand name: Imodium) and antacids.

• Cough and cold medicines.

• Pain medicines, such as aspirin, acetaminophen (one brand name: Tylenol), naproxen (brand name: Aleve), ibuprofen (one brand name: Motrin) or ketoprofen (brand name: Orudis KT).

• Decongestants and antihistamines for allergies. The kinds that don't cause sleepiness are better when you're traveling.

• Antibiotic ointment, adhesive bandages, hydrocortisone cream, moleskin for blisters, sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 and lip balm.

• Medicine for motion sickness, such as dimenhydrinate (one brand name: Dramamine), and an antinausea drug like promethazine (brand name: Phenergan). Acetazolamide (brand name: Diamox) may help prevent altitude sickness.

• Scissors, tweezers, nail clippers, pocket knife, thermometer and mirror.