Medicine Chest
The following tables contain useful medicines and dressings that could be kept in a home medicine chest. All are quite cheap to buy in pharmacies, and worth keeping at home for minor illnesses.
Family Medicine Chest Contents:
General Items: |
Cuts & Grazes: |
Tweezers |
Plasters |
Thermometer |
Gauze Dressing |
Travel Sickness Pills |
Sticky Tape |
Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number |
Cotton Wool |
Record of last Tetanus Vaccination |
Antiseptic Cleansing Solution |
Scissors |
Antiseptic Cream |
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Eyes: |
General Pain Killers: |
Eyebath |
For Adults |
Sterile Water or 'Optrex' |
E.g. Aspirin, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen |
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For Children |
Stomach Upsets & Indigestion: |
Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc) |
Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration) |
Note: Never give Aspirin if under 16 years of age. |
Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children) |
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Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate) |
Sprains: |
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Tubigrip |
Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies & Sunburn: |
Crepe Bandage |
Antihistamine Tablets |
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Hydrocortisone Cream |
Rashes: |
Insect Repellant Spray |
Calamine Lotion |
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Mouth Ulcers: |
Cough Mixtures: |
Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela) may help. |
There is no evidence that cough mixtures work so we rarely prescribe them and suggest you save your money! Soothing drinks can be made.
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