Travel

Question 1

What pharmacy book is helpful for seeing all the traveling requirements?

Answer 1

Yellow Book

Question 2

What OTC medication can be used as prophylaxis for traveler’s diarrhea?

Answer 2

Bismuth subsalicylate (PeptoBismol) QID

Question 3

What are treatment recommendations for traveler’s diarrhea?

Answer 3

Bismuth subsalicylate
Loperamide (16 mg/day rx or 8 mg/day OTC)
Abx –> Azithromycin

Question 4

What is the common symptom of cholera?

Answer 4

“rice watery stools”

Question 5

What are some prophylatic measures that can be put into place for insect transmitted infections?

Answer 5

• bed nets
• repellent with 20-50% DEET
• permethrin treat clothing
• cover skin

Question 6

What are some insect transmitted infections?

Answer 6

Malaria
Japanese Encephalitis
Dengue (tropics)
Yellow Fever
Zika Virus

Question 7

What are some malaria prophylactix drugs?

Answer 7

Started 1-2 days before travel:
Doxycline (Vibramycin, Doryx)
Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone)
Primaquine

Started 1-2 weeks prior to travel:
Chloroquine
Mefloquine
Tafenoquine

Question 8

What medication can be used as a prophylactic for altitude sickness?

Answer 8

Acetazolamide started the day before