Kunde Hospital [Mt. Everest region] Drug Wish List

Kunde Hospital Drug Wish List

Kunde Hospital and Khumbu/Pharack Health care system is a non-profit organization staffed with a permanent Nepali physician along with an overseas volunteer physician with objective of providing medical care to the local Sherpa and Nepali community in this remote region. Any donations are deeply appreciated and the medications constantly used up here are as follows;

Antibiotic:

1. Ceftriaxone IM/TV

2. Cefotaxime IV/IM/PO

3. Cephalexin PO

4. Augmentin PO/IV/IM

5. Amoxicillin PO/IM

6. Cloxacillin PO/IV/IM

7. Zithromax PO

8. Penicillin PO

9. Clarithromycin

Analgesics:

1. Paracetamol (acetaminophen)

2. Dextropropoxyphene

Non-steriodal:

1. Ibuprofen PO

2. Cox-2  inhibitors any type

3. Diclofenac PO/Gel

4. Diclofenac tablet

Cardiac drugs

1. Enalapril

2. Atenolol

3. Hydrochlorothiazide 50/25 mg.

4. Aspirin 50/100 mg.

GI Drugs

1. Omeprazole

2. Ranitidine PO/IV/IM

3. Pantoprazole

Dermatology

1. Hydrocortisone crème

2. Antifungal drugs any type

3. Antiviral crème

4. Anusol preparations (hemorrhoids)

Others:

1. Multistick urine test

2. Pregnancy test

3. Surgical gloves – Sterile/non-sterile Medium size

4. Plastic apron

5. Casting materials

6. Pulse/Oximetry units

Thank You – Kunde Hospital - Dr. Kami Temba Sherpa      ktsherpafamily@gmail.com

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Trekker’s notes – I got this list from the attending physician in Kunde on my trek to Khumbu, the Mt. Everest region of Nepal, in June 2009. I brought up some left-over prescription medications from around the house and a few other things that are difficult to get in Nepal such as Tylenol PM. If you Google up the medical names on this list you will see that they are largely common prescription and in many cases, over the counter, medications such as Advil, Aleve, Tylenol, Darvon, Vasotec, etc. All donations must be hand-carried directly to the hospital – any mail or other parcel system does not work. Please re-Tweet or pass on this list or the link to it to anyone you know heading out to the Everest area or to trekking companies. Thank you. Carlos  carlosjii at gmail dot com