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Just a piece of advice: to avoid paying more for the same thing with a fancy name, avoid brand names (e.g. Nurofen). All pharmacies have plain ole' cheap Ibuprofen (which is the active ingredient) but they will usually try to sell you the most expensive brands first. (Pharmaceutical companies...
some medical answers
Not a Doctor yet (1 yr to go!) but for what its worth:
Iodine: is a topical (use on skin surface) antiseptic/microbicidal. Don't carry a bottle of it. You can buy prep-pads or swab sticks. Better yet, buy the Betadine ones (a povidone-iodine solution that is a bit...
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