Your Vacation Calamity Care List

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School vacations are coming right up, and for or most people in New England that means either staying local for daily skip trips, or heading south for a week of fun in the sun.

If you’re going to be away from home, here are some suggestions about things you might want to bring along, to keep everyone in your family healthy and happy:

Lots of exposure to the sun?

  • Sunscreen for everyone
  • Sunburn gel

Eat too much?

  • Ginger capsules
  • Charcoal capsules
  • Oscillo (oscillococcinum) tubes
  • Digestive enzymes

Too many fruity drinks with umbrellas?

  • Party Smart®
  • Ginger capsules

Sore muscles from playing volleyball on the beach?

  • Profen pain cream
  • T-Relief™ tabs

Feel a cold coming on?

  • Oscillo tubes
  • Quick Defense
  • Congaplex® chewables

Blisters, cuts or scrapes?

  • Adhesive bandages
  • Sports tape
  • Blister Kit moist pads
  • Antibiotic ointment or cream

Diarrhea?

  • Charcoal capsules
  • Probiotics

Constipation?

  • Swiss Kris® tabs
  • Smooth Move® tea

Sounds like a lot of stuff, but it never hurts to be a true girl/boy scout – ready for anything. You will save the day if you pull one of these items out of your bag and, of course, they are all available at Medicine World. Click here for a printable shopping list you can bring with you when you come in!

Have a wonderful vacation!