saludypaz.org » Needs and Requests http://saludypaz.org Providing health, healing, and education to the people of Guatemala Wed, 09 May 2012 00:24:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Immediate Needs!!!!!!!!! http://saludypaz.org/immediate-need/ http://saludypaz.org/immediate-need/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:32:19 +0000 Dawn http://saludypaz.org/?p=109 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

 

 

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