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Medicines and must-have items in your medicine cabinet

Every family should have a medicine cabinet but what to prepare appropriately? CarePlus will suggest to you the essential supplies.

Medicines and must-have items in your medicine cabinet

10/22/2020 9:11:32 AM

MEDICINES TO HAVE

1. Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory medicine:
  • The common is Paracetamol (Tylenol, Hapacol, Efferalgant) or Ibuprofen, Mobic.

  • Reserve tablets for adults and powder for children

  • When using antipyretics, be careful of the dose because an overdose can cause poisoning. Shouldn’t combine much antipyretic medicine during a fever.

2. Analgesic:
  • Paracetamol or Alexan.  

  • Salonpas, pain relief patches.

  • Hot and cold compresses relieve abdominal pain, swelling, and fever.

​3. Digestive medicine
  • Oresol used to rehydrate in case of diarrhea (mixing ratio correctly to avoid poisoning).

  • Motilum M used for flatulence, indigestion.

  • Smecta, Becberin used for diarrhea.

4. Dermatological medicine:
  • Reserve Pantenol in the form of topical cream or spray. Using Pantenol immediately after a minor burn helps the burn not blister.

  • Eurax grease used for mosquito or insect bites.

  • Antiallergic medicine such as Loratadine tablets or syrup (for children) used for acute itching or urticaria.

5. Insecticide:
  • Alcohol 90 ° to disinfect skin wounds

  • Betadine: disinfect the skin against skin lesions such as mild abrasions or bleeding,  abrasions on the lip and oral mucosa, against infections.

  • Hydrogen peroxide: wash new wounds

​6. Physiological saline:

Reserve about 4-5 bottles to use in the following cases: Clean eyes and nose daily after go out, swimming; in case of common cold or fever virus, or during epidemic outbreaks; wash eyes when foreign objects (dust particles, insects, sand) get into.

 MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO HAVE

1. Thermocouple: Measure the body temperature. Temperature is important for an accurate diagnosis of the fever.

2. Blood pressure monitor: It’s indispensable if there is an elderly or someone with blood pressure & heart disease.

3. Cotton, medical gauze: Clean and bandage the wound. Pre-cut (with clean scissors) into pieces for convenience.

4. Clean scissors: Cut cotton, bandages, and gauze.

 

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