The following is a list of useful medicines and dressings and a description of their uses. All are worth stocking at home in readiness for minor illnesses. Keep them in a box or cupboard with a lock, or store them well out of reach of children.
- Paracetamol Mixture Or Tablets - For relief of pain or fever in children and adults.
- Menthol Crystals - Add to hot water to make steam inhalations for treating catarrh and dry or painful coughs
- Vapour Rub - Again, for steam inhalations. Also useful for children with stuffy noses or dry coughs. rub on the chest and nose.
- Antiseptic Solution - Use diluted in warm water (as directed on the bottle) for cleaning cuts and grazes.
- Antiseptic Cream - For treating septic spots, sores and grazes.
- Calamine Lotion - For dabbing (not rubbing) on insect bites and stings and sunburn.
- Dressing Strips - For minor cuts. 3” Wide Crepe Bandage - To keep dressings in place. To support sprained or bruised joints.
- Cotton Wool - For cleaning cuts and grazes.
- Thermometer - For fevers.
- Tweezers - For removing splinters.
Remember - Your local Pharmacy can give advice about minor illnesses and medicine