coyote398

That is a hard question, thus posting for help. As for the intent of this, let's focus of the general medications, and not 1 specific item for specific events (nuclear, bio, chem, natural, ect). Of course, if family member requires a specific medication, that can be specifically researched then stocked appropriately. This question is for general long term "doctor/Walgreens absent" medication stockpiling. And yes, prescriptions from a license medical provider is available for all these, and once specific information/research is obtained, many of you should share this data with your personal physicians to gauge their interest in helping you stock your own medications.....again, having medical trained personnel available in your family. Otherwise, medications without knowledge/training is deadly.

When Society Hits The Floor!

This question might be best answered by our our Doctors of Pharmacists . What would be the best or top 10-15 medications for long term survival, or expanded times without a doctor or adequate medical facilities available? If SHTF (Society Hits The Floor), and society collapses, the top long term survival strategies has always been Food, Water, Shelter, Security, and Medicines. There are plenty of websites that advocate having a good first aid kit, which is always a good idea, but the best first aid kit is not going to stop an infection, treat a UTI, or clear up a bad sinus infection. There are some great homeopathic approaches which can and should be used, but HE also provided us with Penicillin for just those reasons. What I would like advice on, is assuming medically trained family members (EMT/RN/PA for example) be medications to should be stocked and then stored for long term survival. Of course, Mercks Diagnosis and Therapy manuals and other reference books made available. This might seem like an easy task, but we need to think at the chemical structural level here, as some medications are chemically unstable, thus have shorter half lives. Cipro, for example is a structurally stable chemical compound. So that is the intended direction here =What medications would be best for long term survival/storage use. Other factors to consider should be... lack of lab testing. So the 'broad spectrum' antibiotic approach should be used. -IE infections above/below diaphragm. Respiratory/GI/skin infections require different treatments, but again, think survival and not pick up script at your local Walgreens. Anesthetics - Is Lidocaine structurally stable? Does it go bad? Which is better? Premix in 1% glass/plastic vials or powder form then mix with water as you need it? Assuming no allergic reactions, which is better? IM injection of antibiotics or oral route? Again, think long term, storage, space/weight restrictions. In summary, what would be the best or top 10-15 medications one would need to provide for family health when SHTF or when doctors are not available? And then the best storage of those medications in ideal, then less than idea conditions?