Something I have ran into is ALMOST every prepper I talked to when it comes to meds and SHTF, you gotta have parasite treatment with you. Yes, it's gross, but people get worms too. You worm your dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, chickens, ect, your out hunting for food down the road or whatever, it could save your life, or your kids life. And it's not expensive.
Another preparation I won't do without is silver sulfadiazine cream (trade name Silvene). It's Rx only, but is the best emergency burn cream on the planet, as well as one of the best surface antibiotic treatments. If you tell your doc you want it for an emergency first aid kit, he should write you a scrip.
If I told you how well it worked on horrible burns, if you apply it quickly, you would never believe it. I keep a tube on my mantel for when I do something stupid with the fireplace.
Excellent video. Another marvelous source of (normally) prescription meds is feed stores or equine supply companies. Farmers buy this stuff for their stock.
One GREAT wound salve (aside from the usual Triple Antibiotic Ointm't) is a prep called Corona Medicated Ointment. It runs about 12 bucks for 14 oz, 22.50 for a giant 36-oz tub. It kills most microorganisms on wounds & I've seen near-miraculous results on big, dirty horse wounds. The human equivalent (Rx, of course) is 15x the cost.
At 38 seconds in your video, you show a page with Fish Mox for $12. I tried to find that page and could not. Can you tell me where to find that page or company that has the $12 price?
@1994buttons I usually go to ebay and type in "amoxicillian" and then buy from the top seller. Honestly I have never taken any of this medication and I wouldn't unless in a wrol situation where I didn't have any other choice. That's why I bought some, just for dire emergencies, not for every day use. So I suppose any would be better than none in an emergency.
@1994buttons Mine came with an expiration date of 2014. However, it is my understanding from a lot of medical journals that the shelf life of pharmaceuticals is much longer. Not to long ago I grabbed a bottle of aspirin from someone's desk drawer and took a couple to cure my headache. the next day a co-worker was joking that those aspirin expired in 2002. But they still worked great.
@SmartSurvival "it is my understanding from a lot of medical journals that the shelf life of pharmaceuticals is much longer"
In general I believe that is correct. I have heard that Rx's containing acetominophen (Tylenol), such as the painkillers Vicodin or Lortabs, are unstable, though no one has been able to tell me whether the breakdown of the acetominophen (basically, Tylenol) presents any real hazards, or whether it just reduces the effectiveness. (cont'd)
I have used old painkillers (10-12 yrs, kept cool, dry & dark) & found the painkilling properties to be only slightly reduced ... but they still work fine. Most morphine-based painkillers are stable almost indefinitely, I've heard from doctors.
I regularly use antibiotics well past their dead-dates for my dog rescue, donated by friendly vets with no adverse effects, so I regard those dates as applying probably to "worst case" storage & handling. (cont'd)
As several veterinarians have told me, the pharmaceutical companies put as short a shelf life as possible on their products since obviously they'll sell a lot more that way.
As you mention, as long as it says "USP" & especially if the numbers on the capsules are identical to those in the PDR (or that website), you're getting exactly the same thing you'd get with a "human" prescription.
Just store the things well -- I store mine inside a dark sock drawer.
Great job on this vid, SmartSurvival! I especially liked how you showed us on drugs.com proof that this is the same med prescribed to humans. Very useful information. In a SHTF situation anti-biotics and pain meds will be the most important. Any suggestions on veterinary pain medications?
Something I have ran into is ALMOST every prepper I talked to when it comes to meds and SHTF, you gotta have parasite treatment with you. Yes, it's gross, but people get worms too. You worm your dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, chickens, ect, your out hunting for food down the road or whatever, it could save your life, or your kids life. And it's not expensive.
bigbaddawn 1 day ago
Another preparation I won't do without is silver sulfadiazine cream (trade name Silvene). It's Rx only, but is the best emergency burn cream on the planet, as well as one of the best surface antibiotic treatments. If you tell your doc you want it for an emergency first aid kit, he should write you a scrip.
If I told you how well it worked on horrible burns, if you apply it quickly, you would never believe it. I keep a tube on my mantel for when I do something stupid with the fireplace.
SpookMSgt 2 weeks ago
@SpookMSgt That stuff is great for burns!!!
bigbaddawn 1 day ago
Excellent video. Another marvelous source of (normally) prescription meds is feed stores or equine supply companies. Farmers buy this stuff for their stock.
One GREAT wound salve (aside from the usual Triple Antibiotic Ointm't) is a prep called Corona Medicated Ointment. It runs about 12 bucks for 14 oz, 22.50 for a giant 36-oz tub. It kills most microorganisms on wounds & I've seen near-miraculous results on big, dirty horse wounds. The human equivalent (Rx, of course) is 15x the cost.
SpookMSgt 2 weeks ago
Great video do u know any where I could get back up pain killers
blaketrujillo801 2 weeks ago
At 38 seconds in your video, you show a page with Fish Mox for $12. I tried to find that page and could not. Can you tell me where to find that page or company that has the $12 price?
jkacarab 1 month ago
@jkacarab That wasn't a particular page I just typed in fish amoxicillin on the google shopping page and it pulled that up. So try there. Good luck.
SmartSurvival 1 month ago
Great vid thanks!
kyford3 2 months ago
Great video
BillyInnes 6 months ago
Do you have a certain brand you like over others, I mean man I look and talk about overwhelmng!
1994buttons 6 months ago
@1994buttons I usually go to ebay and type in "amoxicillian" and then buy from the top seller. Honestly I have never taken any of this medication and I wouldn't unless in a wrol situation where I didn't have any other choice. That's why I bought some, just for dire emergencies, not for every day use. So I suppose any would be better than none in an emergency.
SmartSurvival 6 months ago
What is the storage life on these pills??
1994buttons 7 months ago
@1994buttons Mine came with an expiration date of 2014. However, it is my understanding from a lot of medical journals that the shelf life of pharmaceuticals is much longer. Not to long ago I grabbed a bottle of aspirin from someone's desk drawer and took a couple to cure my headache. the next day a co-worker was joking that those aspirin expired in 2002. But they still worked great.
SmartSurvival 7 months ago
@SmartSurvival "it is my understanding from a lot of medical journals that the shelf life of pharmaceuticals is much longer"
In general I believe that is correct. I have heard that Rx's containing acetominophen (Tylenol), such as the painkillers Vicodin or Lortabs, are unstable, though no one has been able to tell me whether the breakdown of the acetominophen (basically, Tylenol) presents any real hazards, or whether it just reduces the effectiveness. (cont'd)
SpookMSgt 2 weeks ago
@SpookMSgt (cont'd)
I have used old painkillers (10-12 yrs, kept cool, dry & dark) & found the painkilling properties to be only slightly reduced ... but they still work fine. Most morphine-based painkillers are stable almost indefinitely, I've heard from doctors.
I regularly use antibiotics well past their dead-dates for my dog rescue, donated by friendly vets with no adverse effects, so I regard those dates as applying probably to "worst case" storage & handling. (cont'd)
SpookMSgt 2 weeks ago
@SpookMSgt (cont'd)
As several veterinarians have told me, the pharmaceutical companies put as short a shelf life as possible on their products since obviously they'll sell a lot more that way.
As you mention, as long as it says "USP" & especially if the numbers on the capsules are identical to those in the PDR (or that website), you're getting exactly the same thing you'd get with a "human" prescription.
Just store the things well -- I store mine inside a dark sock drawer.
SpookMSgt 2 weeks ago
Great job on this vid, SmartSurvival! I especially liked how you showed us on drugs.com proof that this is the same med prescribed to humans. Very useful information. In a SHTF situation anti-biotics and pain meds will be the most important. Any suggestions on veterinary pain medications?
swordofdixie 9 months ago
This is out of my scope of practice, but worth looking into. Great point at the end about not using this now when we have access to Doctors & meds.
Thanks again
CampfireTalk 9 months ago