Family Medicine Chest

Here is a list of useful medicines and dressings with a description of their uses. All are quite cheap and 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 the reach of children.

Suggested Chest Contents

• SOLUBLE ASPIRIN TABLETS
  For adults and older children. Good for headaches, colds, sore throats and painful bruises.
  
• PARACETAMOL MIXTURE
  For relief of pain or fever in young children.
  
• SEDATIVE COUGH LINCTUS
  For dry or painful coughs - but not coughs caused by common colds.
  
• 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
  One teaspoon diluted in warm water for cleaning cuts and grazes.
  
• ANTISEPTIC CREAM
  For treating septic spots, sores in the nose and grazes.
  
• CALAMINE LOTION
  For dabbing (not rubbing) on insect bites, 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.