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The Family Medicine Chest

Here are a list of useful medicines and dressings with a description of their uses. All are quite useful and worth stocking at home in readiness for minor illnesses.

Keep them in a box in a high cupboard with a lock well out of reach of children.

Soluble Aspirin Tablets

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For adults only. Good for headaches, colds, sore throats and painful bruises.

Paracetamol suspension

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For relief of pain or fever in young children.

Menthol Crystals

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Add to hot water top make steam inhalations. Also useful for children catarrh and dry or painful coughs.

Calamine Lotion

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For dabbing (not rubbing) on insect bites and stings and sunburn.

Dressing Strips & Plasters

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For minor cuts.

Thermometer

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For fevers.

 
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