What should be in my Travel Medicine Kit for Costa Rica?

Question

We are traveling to Costa Rica in April and we will tour the Guanacaste area, Arenal area,Manuel Antonio Area, and maybe the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

What have you taken to Costa Rica in your Medicine Kit and what did you think you should have taken along ???

I know the CDC Website and I have seen it. I just would like personal info/experience. THANKS!

Answer 1

I recommend drinking bottled water no matter where you are in the world, we've managed to destroy a large part of are fresh water, and i hate to be the one to say this but Costa Rica is no exception. they burn there garbage on the side of the road and only 20 percent of the sewage is treated.

As for your travel kit, Rehydration salts are great it gets hot!! and they work good for hangovers to. Sunblock is also a must. and if your gonna be way out in the jungle take some antibiotics, Cipro is a great all purpose antibiotic. lastly don't worry about Malaria if you have some travel nurse telling you otherwise I would save my money its very rare. You should also no that you can buy what you need when you get to Costa Rica pharmacy's are very cheap and you don't need a prescription

Answer 2

Costa Rica isn't what most people think it is. It actually has a lot of drugstores everywhere in the country and you can find a lot of medicines that are sold in the US. About the water it's the same quality or even better than that in the US, since it has so many water sources.

I've been to Manuel Antonio a lot of times, and there are a lot of drugstores on the way. I'm not so sure about Guanacaste, but there are drugstores too.

If you land in the Juan Santa Maria airport, you HAVE to go through downtown San Jose. It is a highly populated area, and you can get everything you want there.

I hope you enjoy Costa Rica, it's a beautiful country and place to live.

Answer 3

The usual medicine kit you will take to any trip.

I suggested you bottle water instead of tap water. The water in Costa Rica is good for drinking, but if you are not use to it, you could get sick.

You can most of the over the counter medicine sell in the U.S. down there, the pharmacyst has a very large supply of medicines.