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The Family Medicine Chest
 Here is a list of useful medicines and dressings with a list 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 reach of children. Remember to always read the label.
Paracetamol Tablets:
Good for headaches, colds, sore throats or painful joints. (not more than 8 daily)
Paracetamol Mixture:
For relief of pain or fever in young children.
Sedative Cough Linctus:
For dry painful coughs - but not coughs caused by common colds.
Menthol Crystals:
Add to hot water to make steam inhalations for treating catarrh, colds, etc.
Vapour Rub:
Again for steam inhalations. Also useful for children with stuffy noses or dry coughs. Rub onto chest and under nose.
Antacid Mixture:
For the relief of heartburn.
Antihistamine Tablets:
For the treatment of itchy rashes, spots and insect bites.
Antiseptic Cream:
For treating septic spots, sores in the nose and grazes.
Calamine Lotion:
For dabbing (not rubbing) on insect bites, stings and sunburn.
Thermometer:
For fever. Essential if there is a baby in the house.
Tweezers:
For removing splinters.
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