Over-the-counter Medications: we frequently run out of common over-the-counter medications. For this reason, we are asking each team member to donate one or more of the following over-the-counter medications and supplies, if questioned; simply state these are personal medications.

 

For every team member we suggest one bottle of each of the following:

• Ibuprofen or Naproxen Sodium (Aleve, Naprosyn)
• Tylenol (500mg and/or 80mg chewables)
• Adult or Prenatal Multivitamins
• Children’s vitamins
• TUMS
• Prilosec 20mg (omeprazole)
• Toothpaste (Children’s and adults) – trial and full size tubes.
• Lubricating eye drops

 

Also, we ask you to bring the following items if you have room.

• Pepcid (famotidine) or Zantac (ranitidine)
• Loratidine 10mg (Claritin) and Certrizine (Zyrtec)
• Cough Drops
• Cough Syrup
• Hydrocortisone Cream 1%
• Antifungal cream (clotrimazole, tolfanate)
• Antibiotic cream or ointment (i.e. triple antibiotic cream , bacitracin
• Acne medication; creams, washes, astringent, facial cleanser
• Iron 325mg
• Folic Acid supplement
• Aspirin 81 mg
• *We have enough anti-diarrheal medication at this time (Loperamide)

School Supplies:

• Glue sticks
• Toothpaste (need 100 large tubes)
• Children’s size toothbrushes (200)
• Large erasers
• Colored markers-not the skinny kind
• Sheets of colored foam
• Craft sticks- wide ones
• Tempera paint- 8 oz. or larger size bottles preferred
• Googly eyes

 

Other Supplies:

• Tongue depressors
• 2011 Nursing Drug Reference Book
• Ear Curettes
• Brown paper lunch bags
• AAA batteries
• Alcohol pads
• DYMO White Address Labels 1 1/8” x 3 ½” (this brand only, for our labeling machine)
• Clear packing tape
• Duct tape (white and gray)
• Snack size Ziploc bags
• Ink for printer cartridges

?     CLI-221BK (Black)

?     CLI-221M (Magenta)

?     CLI-221Y (Yellow)

?     CLI-221C (Cyan)

?     PGI-220BK (Black-Lrg)

?     HP 110 (tricolor)

 

*We are grateful for ALL of your donations, however at this time we have a sufficient supply of the following:

• Adult Toothbrushes
• Q-tips
• Band-aids
• 4×4 gauze
• Large and XL size exam gloves
• Construction paper
• Pencils
• Bar soap
• Coloring books and crayons

For Medical Teams:

 

Note:  Over the counter medications carried by individual team members do not need to be included in customs declarations inventories completed by the team for importation of medicines. 

 

• Otoscope covers for a Welch Allyn PanOptic Otoscope (has phalanges to lock in place)

 

Prescripton Medications in Need in our Pharmacy (in an attempt to standardize our formulary)

• Antihypertensives
  • Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25mg
  • Enalapril/lisinopril 20mg
  • Atenolol 25mg
  • Antidiabetics
    • Metformin 500mg and 1000mg tabs
    • Glibenclamide 5 mg (on Blessings International order form)
    • Antibiotics
      • Cephalexin (peds and adult dosage)
      • Ceftriaxome (injectable)
      • Ketoconazole
      • Amoxicillin 250mg and/or 500mg pills
      • Ciprofloxacin 500mg pills
      • Trimethoprim/Sulfamethaxazole 480/960mg (Bactrim, Septra)
      • Anti-inflammatories
        • Meloxicam (for long-term arthritis, Ibuprofen/aspirin too irritative to the stomachs)
        • Methotrexate
        • Contraceptives
          • Depoprovera injections
          • Any combined oral contraceptive pills
          • Others
            • Triamcinolone Cream 0.1%

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Laboratory:

• Priority List
  • Helicobacter Pylori Tests
  • Urine dip sticks (minimum of 7 reagents per strip, 12 preferred)
  • Pregnancy hCG tests (urine tests, and some blood tests)
  • Rapid malaria test

 

• Additional needs
  • Fecal occult blood tests
  • Blood glucose testing Strips for Embrace Talking MeterGlucometer test strips:
    • pack of 50 for $12.95 Found at :http://www.diabetesstore.com/productdetails.asp?                                                                    product=STEMB&catname=Embrace_Talking_Meter
    • Reactives for Rheumatoid factor,
    • Reactives for Antistreptolisin (ASO)
    • RPR (for syphilis) [old name; VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Test)]
    • Reagents for Blood typing ABO and Rh or kits
    • HIV 1 AND 2 tests (single strip)
    • 1 gram stain kit
    • Red vacutainer tube 5mL
    • Purple vacutainer tube 5mL
    • 4 racks for Westergren sedimentation rate tubes
    • 4 test tube racks (12 spaces for 15mL tubes)
    • 4 digital timers (like kitchen timers but digital for lab use)
    • 4 digital centrifuges 6 tubes of 15mL with timer (Thermo Scientific)
    • 2 microcentrifuges with rotor for hematocrit CL 17 and 21 (Thermo Scientific)
    • 2 compound microscopes, bi-ocular, 10x, 40x, 100x, and oil immersion lenses
    • 2 tray agitators
    • 4 differential manual cell counters
    • 4 hemocytometers (Nubauer)
    • 4 incubators 37-56ºC
    • 4 automatic pipettes 5-100 ug in volume with tips
    • 4 automatic pipettes 100-1000 ug in volume with tips
    • 4 automatic pipettes 20-200 ug in volume with tips