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 stocking at home for
minor illnesses.
General Items: |
Scissors |
Tweezers |
Thermometer |
Travel Sickness Pills |
Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number |
Record of last Tetanus Vaccination |
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For Adults |
E.g. Aspirin, Paracetomol, Ibuprofen |
For Children |
Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc) |
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Note: Never give Aspirin if under 12 years of age. |
|
Plasters |
Gauze Dressing |
Sticky Tape |
Cotton Wool |
Antiseptic Cleansing Solution |
Antiseptic Cream |
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Tubigrip or Crepe Bandage |
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Eyebath |
Sterile Water or 'Optrex' |
Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies and Sunburn: |
Antihistamine Tablets |
Hydrocortisone Cream |
Insect Repellant Spray |
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Stomach Upsets & Indigestion: |
Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration) |
Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children) |
Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate) |
|
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Calamine Lotion |
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Dry Coughs: |
eg Simple linctus (or Simple linctus paediatric for children). |
To stop coughs at night: |
eg Pholocodeine linctus (not recommended in children) |
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Mouth Ulcers: |
Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela) |
Introduction:
