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: |
Scissors | Tweezers |
Thermometer | Travel Sickness Pills |
Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number |
Record of last Tetanus Vaccination |
General Pain Killers: |
For Adults | E.g. Aspirin, Paracetomol, Ibuprofen |
For Children | Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc) |
Note: Never give Aspirin if under 16 years of age. |
Cuts & Grazes: |
Plasters | Gauze Dressing |
Sticky Tape | Cotton Wool |
Antiseptic Cleansing Solution | Antiseptic Cream |
Sprains: |
Tubigrip or Crepe Bandage |
Eyes: |
Eyebath | Sterile Water or 'Optrex' |
Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies & Sunburn: |
Antihistamine Tablets | Hydrocortisone Cream |
Insect Repellant Spray | |
Stomach Upsets & Indigestion: |
Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration) | Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children) |
Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate) | |
Rashes: |
Calamine Lotion |
Cough Mixtures: |
There is no evidence that cough mixtures work so we rarely prescribe them and suggest you save your money ! Soothing drinks can be made. |
Mouth Ulcer Treatments: |
Mouth Ulcers: | Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela) may help. |