Street food · mountain villages · anywhere worth eating
A standby antibiotic rides in your bag and is used only if real illness hits — the difference between a rough afternoon and a lost week. $49 flat.
The odds
30–70% of travelers to high-risk regions get hit over two weeks. Most cases are mild and need fluids only — the antibiotic is for the one that would wreck the trip.
Why azithromycin
In South and Southeast Asia, resistance has broken the older standby antibiotics — CDC names azithromycin the preferred empiric choice. One 1,000 mg dose, or split doses if your stomach objects.
The rules
Loperamide alongside is fine for cramping and urgency — never alone with fever or blood. Not improving in 48 hours means local care, and your plan says exactly when to seek it.
The prescription, precisely
STANDBY: if moderate-to-severe travelers’ diarrhea develops, take 1,000 mg by mouth as a single dose (may split into 2 doses the same day if nauseated; alternative: 500 mg daily for 3 days). Carry; do not take preventively.
Dosing per CDC Yellow Book 2026. Your physician confirms fit and quantity for your itinerary — nothing is issued automatically.
The honest part
This is standby self-treatment, not a shield you take daily — and not a substitute for judgment about what you eat and drink. We’ll say that on the label AND the plan.
$49 flat · reviewed by Adam Z. Kawalek, MD · full refund if we can’t help