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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.
Soluble
Aspirin Tablets
Good for headaches, colds, sore
throats (gargle with the solution),
and pains in general. Aspirin should
NOT be given to children under 16.
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.
Ephedrine
Nose Drops
For runny noses in children over one
year old. Use before meals and at
night but not for more than four
days.
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.
Remember that your local chemist can
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