Life threatening diseases: Medizinisches Basiswissen für Globetrotters und Rucksack Touristen

Diagnosis

Symptoms

Generic name

Example

trade name

Dosage

major side effects

Malaria (2005 South America)

Fever +headache

Chloroquin

250 mg

Chlorochin

4 Tbl. (!)

nach 6 h

2 Tbl.

Malaria (Africa)

Mefloquin

 ....

Psychiatric disorders

Malaria

 .......

 .......

Pneumonia

Fever + cough

Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid

Co-Amoxi – Mepha

1000 mg

 1-0-1

Skin allergy

diarrhoe

Skin infection

Pain, red, warm

(bacterial)

Fever + diarrhoe

(viral,intox)

Diarrhoe (no fever)

Drink as much as possible

Relieves only the symptom

Loperamid Tbl.

Max. 3 mal 1 Tbl.

Vomiting

Primperan supp.

Max. 3 mal 1 supp

(viral)

Fever

Dafalgan 500 mg

3-4 mal 1 Tbl.

Pain

Dafalgan 500 mg

3-4 mal 2 Tbl.