Certain medications and medical instruments must be in the home medicine cabinet

Home medicine cabinets are one of the indispensable things in every family. The preparation of certain medicines and essential medical items in the family is extremely useful for cases of necessity related to health. So what are the medicines that need to be in the family? What are the medications required for your baby?

What does the household medicine cabinet drug list include?

We all know that every family needs a backup medicine cabinet, but not everyone knows which drugs are most necessary to prepare. Share99 will suggest you the drugs that need to be in the family medicine cabinet including the following

1.Digestive drugs

During daily eating. Inevitably at times we inge bad foods that lead to abdominal bloating, indgestion, or abdominal diarrhea. Therefore, the equipment of certain digestive drugs is essential. Digestive drugs such as Motilum M have the effect of treating bloating, ingestion; Becberin, which treats abdominal pain with diarrhea, can be used to provide more water to people with diarrhea dehydration.

For cases of constipation can use Natufib, Optibac. Note that families with young children need to carefully learn their own digestive medicines (which can be powdered or oral orally,…).

2.Headache medications, pain relief

Headache, migraines are common diseases, which are seen in all subjects. Headache, migraines can be caused by many causes such as stress fatigue, going to the sun,… in these cases, it is extremely reasonable to equip household medicine cabinets with specialty types of headaches. can use drugs with analgesic ingredients such as Acetaminophen, aspirin, panadol extra,… For cases of headache, prolonged migraines need to see a doctor for examination and treatment.

3.Antipyretics, flu

Erratic weather changes, especially on the days of sudden hot and cold seasons, are easy to lead to fever and flu. Flu is an infectious disease, the disease is very contagious to children because young children have relatively weak resistance compared to adults.

In the household medicine cabinet it is necessary to store two drugs of fever, flu. One is adult type and baby medicines. Adult medicines such as tablet paracetamol and powdered paracetamol are intended for young children. Common flu medications such as tiffy,..

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In the household medicine cabinet need to store two drugs fever, flu

4.Physiological saline

Physiological saline (Nacl 20%) this is a very cheap drug. Each family should store about 3-4 vials for gradual use. The price is cheap but its use is a lot. In some of the following cases physiological saline solution can be used:

  • When out in the dust, you can use physiological saline to clean your eyes, nose. Or it can also be used to clean the eyes and nose when having a viral fever, common flu or when swimming back.
  • Use to rinse your mouth every night before sleep or when you have toothache just rinse your mouth with physiological saline you will see an unexpected effect.
  • When a foreign object falls into your eyes you can also use physiological saline to push foreign objects out of the eyes.
  • Used to clean open wounds, skin disinfection.

5.Salonpas stickers

Salonpas patches are very effective in reducing soreness in muscle areas, stiff shoulders, mild back pain, bruises, sprains or arthritis. This is probably an indispensable drug in any home medicine cabinet. Salonpas patches are also very effective in reducing headaches, you only need to cut 2 small pieces glued to 2 areas of the pacific, the pain is also significantly reduced.

6. Antiseptics

Our daily activity, sometimes inevitable at times of carelessness causes skin chipping. In this case it is really necessary to take antiseptics to avoid infection with the wound. Some antiseptics should be available such as Old Oxi, 70 degree ethanol alcohol used to wash new wounds, skin wounds.

7. Oils such as wind oil, buddha oil

Has the effect of supporting the treatment of headaches, fever, flu.

8. Dermatological drugs

Petanol in the form of a spray or topical form is one of the effective dermatological drugs for burns.

Some antiallergenic drugs can be mentioned as Loratadine tablets or syrups (for children) used in case of itchy rash or an urgent urticaria. There should also be additional antiallergenic drugs or mosquito repellents (eurax).

Wind oil

Wind oils are also a necessity in medicine cabinets

Medications to take for your baby

For every family with young children, the preparation of essential medicines and often used for babies is essential. Below is a list of must-have medicines for babies that each parent needs to prepare in their family medicine cabinet:

  • Antipyretics: babies with a mild fever below 38.5 degrees, the mother does not need to give her medicine. The safe antipyretics for young children are paracetamol with 4 forms of tablets, effervescent dissolved in water, powdered form and edi-shaped drug (placed in the anus). For children under 3 years of age, water-soluble antipyretics should be used.
  • Physiological saline (NACL 9%): Physiological saline is very effective for cleaning and disinfecting. Parents can use physiological saline to shrink their eyes, small nose daily or disinfect a mild skin wound for the baby.
  • V Rohto eye lotices: You should have V Rohto eye lotes available in case your child has eye pain.
  • Anti-rash medications for babies:children who have to take diapers regularly are very susceptible to buttock rash, groin rash, neck rash,… Parents should have anti-rash medications ready for their babies. The drug chosen by many families can now refer to Bepathen rash cream.
  • Panthenol – first aid when burned: Young children's skin is very immature, the likelihood of infection when burned is very high if you do not know how to handle it in time. When burned, flush/apply cold water to the burn for 5-7 minutes, then apply on the burn layer panthenol to prevent inflammation, prevent infection.
  • Diarrhea medications: In the list of drugs to be available for babies, diarrhea drugs are indispensable drugs in the family medicine cabinet. Buy a 10mg or 30mg hidrasec package (the main ingredients are racecadotril).
  • Cough medicines: syrupy cough medicines such as Astex or pectol.

Medical items required in household medicine cabinets

Temperature measurement in the armpit when the child has a fever

The temperature pair is one of the must-have tools in your home medicine cabinet

Medical supplies help you make more accurate diagnoses. From there, you can know what you need to do? (there are initial first aid steps for patients, minimizing possible risks).

1.Temperature pair

The temperature pair is one of the must-have tools in your home medicine cabinet. With suspicions that the sick person has manifestations of fever, for the most accurate diagnosis a temperature briefcase is required. The temperature pair makes it possible to control and monitor the temperature of the sick person. The temperature pair has 2 types, mercury temperature pair and electronic temperature pair.

2. Blood pressure gauge

Blood pressure monitor helps you control and monitor blood pressure frequency,heart rate. If your family has an elderly person or someone with blood pressure or cardiovascular diseases. this is a useful tool for your family.

3. Medical gauze bandages, cotton, tapes

Used to prevent cases of broken hands, scratches of the skin. After disinfection use a gauze bandage to bandage the wound.

4. Drag

Make sure there is a clean scissors, dedicated to cutting gauze bandages, tapes. Avoid using dirty scissors that lead to infection of the wound.

5. Hot/cold compress bags

This is a tool that helps relieve abdominal pain, reduce swelling, reduce fever.

The above are the drugs that need to be had in the family. Hopefully these suggestions will help you.

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