First-aid kit

What actually goes in a travel first-aid kit

Eight modules, and a table that says how each one travels. We name categories, not products — what fills each slot is what your pharmacist hands you when you describe the trip.

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It weighs less than you think

The health pack in our planner comes to 280 g for one person — about the weight of a paperback. The reason kits balloon is duplication: three things for the same situation, and a full bottle of something sold in sachets.

Compared

How each module travels

Not what anything does — that is a pharmacist's answer. This is the packing answer: what form it takes, which bag it belongs in, whether heat ruins it, whether you can replace it at the destination, and what a border wants to see.

FormBoth
Which bagEither bag
HeatSturdy
Buy it there?Easy
PaperworkNone
Weight75–150 g
FormDry
Which bagCabin
HeatSometimes
Buy it there?Easy
PaperworkNone
WeightUnder 25 g
FormDry
Which bagCabin
HeatSturdy
Buy it there?Varies
PaperworkNone
Weight25–75 g
FormLiquid or gel
Which bagEither bag
HeatSometimes
Buy it there?Varies
PaperworkNone
Weight25–75 g
FormLiquid or gel
Which bagEither bag
HeatKeep it cool
Buy it there?Easy
PaperworkNone
Weight75–150 g
FormDry
Which bagCabin
HeatSturdy
Buy it there?Easy
PaperworkNone
WeightUnder 25 g
FormBoth
Which bagEither bag
HeatSturdy
Buy it there?Easy
PaperworkSometimes
WeightUnder 25 g
FormBoth
Which bagCabin, plus a spare
HeatSometimes
Buy it there?Bring it
PaperworkUsually
Weight25–75 g

Weights are bands, not promises. They come from the per-item figures behind our packing planner and vary with how much you carry.

The eight modules

Open one to see what belongs in it, how it packs and whether you can buy it there instead.

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packset.travel is an independent trip-planning tool, not a pharmacy or a medical service. This page is about packing — what form things travel in, which bag they belong in and what paperwork crosses a border. What actually goes in each slot is a question for your pharmacist or doctor, and the official sources linked here have the last word.

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See it in a real packing plan

Our planner puts the health pack next to everything else you are carrying, with a weight for the whole bag rather than a list you have to add up yourself.

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