Certain medicines and medical supplies must be in the home medicine cabinet

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Family medicine cabinet is one of the indispensable things in every family. Having some medicines and essential medical supplies ready in the family is extremely useful for necessary health-related cases. So what are the drugs that should be in the household? What types of medicines are needed for babies?

What does the family medicine cabinet list include?

We all know every family needs a spare medicine cabinet, but not everyone knows what medicines are most needed to prepare. Vinmec will suggest you the necessary medicines in the family medicine cabinet, including the following types.
1.Digestive medicine During daily eating and drinking. There are times when we eat unhealthy foods that lead to bloating, indigestion, or abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, it is necessary to equip some digestive drugs. Digestive drugs such as: Motilum M has the effect of treating flatulence, indigestion; drugs becberin, smecta have the effect of treating diarrhea and abdominal pain. Oresol can be used to provide more water for people who are dehydrated due to diarrhea.
With cases of constipation can use Natufib, Optibac. Note to families with young children who need to learn carefully about digestive drugs specifically for children (may be in the form of powder or tablets,...).
2. Headache medicine, pain relief Headache, migraine is a common disease, encountered in all subjects. Headaches and migraines can be caused by many causes such as stress, fatigue, sun exposure, etc. In these cases, it is extremely important to equip the family medicine cabinet with special types of headache treatment. reasonable. can use drugs with pain-relieving ingredients such as Acetaminophen, aspirin, panadol extra,... For cases of headache, prolonged migraine, it is necessary to see a doctor for examination and treatment.
3.Fever-reducing medicine, flu Fluctuating weather changes, especially on sudden hot and cold days, can easily lead to fever and flu. Influenza is a contagious disease, which is very contagious to children because children have relatively weak resistance compared to adults.
In the family medicine cabinet, it is necessary to store two types of fever and flu medicine. One is for adults and one for babies. Medicines for adults such as paracetamol tablets and paracetamol powder for children. Common cold and flu medicines like tiffy,..

4. Physiological saline Physiological saline (Nacl 20%) this is a very cheap drug. Each family should store about 3-4 jars to use gradually. It's cheap, but its uses are many. Some of the following cases can use physiological saline solution:
When out in dust, you can use physiological saline to clean your eyes and nose. Or can also be used to clean eyes and nose when having viral fever, common cold or when returning from swimming. Use it to rinse your mouth every night before going to bed or when you have a toothache, just gargle with physiological saline, you will see unexpected results. When a foreign object falls into your eye, you can also use physiological saline to push the object out of the eye. Used to clean open wounds, disinfect the skin. 5. Salonpas Patches Salonpas patches are very effective in relieving muscle aches, stiff shoulders, mild back pain, bruises, sprains or arthritis. This is probably an indispensable medicine in any home medicine cabinet. Salonpas patches are also very effective in reducing headaches, you just need to cut 2 small pieces and paste them on 2 temples and the pain is also significantly reduced.
6. Antiseptic In our daily activities, sometimes it is inevitable that careless times cause skin damage. In this case, it is really necessary to have antiseptic drugs to avoid infection of the wound. Some antiseptics should be available such as Hydrogen peroxide, 70 degree ethanol alcohol used to wash new wounds, skin wounds.
7. Oils such as wind oil, Buddha spirit oil have the effect of supporting the treatment of headaches, fever, and flu.
8. Dermatological drugs Petanol in spray or topical form is one of the effective dermatological burns for burns.
Some anti-allergy medicines can be mentioned as Loratadine tablets or syrup (for children) used in case of acute itchy rash or urticaria. In addition, an anti-allergy medication or mosquito repellent (eurax) should be available.

Medicines for babies

For every family with young children, it is essential to prepare essential and commonly used medicines for the baby. Here is a list of necessary medicines for children that every parent needs to prepare in their family medicine cabinet:
Fever reducer: if the baby has a mild fever below 38.5 degrees, the mother does not need to give the child any medicine. The current safe antipyretic drug for children is paracetamol with 4 dosage forms: tablets, effervescent water-soluble, powder and suppositories (placed in the anus). For children under 3 years of age, it is recommended to use water-soluble antipyretics. Physiological saline (NACL 9%): Physiological saline is very effective for cleaning and disinfecting. Parents can use physiological saline to make eye drops, daily nose drops or disinfect minor skin wounds for the baby. V Rohto eye drops: You should have V Rohto eye drops on hand in case your child has an eye sore. Anti-rheumatic drugs for babies: children who have to use diapers often are prone to diaper rash, groin, neck, etc. Parents should prepare diaper rash medication for their baby. The type of diaper rash that many families choose with peace of mind can now refer to Bepathen diaper rash cream. Panthenol - first aid for burns: Young children's skin is very immature, the possibility of infection when burned is very high if they do not know how to handle it in time. When burned, rinse / apply cold water to the burn for 5-7 minutes, then apply panthenol to the burn to fight inflammation and prevent infection. Diarrhea medicine: In the list of necessary medicines for children, diarrhea medicine is an indispensable medicine in the family medicine cabinet. Buy a pack of Hidrasec 10mg or 30mg (main ingredient is racecadotril). Cough medicines: cough syrups such as Astex or pectol.

Medical items that should be in the family medicine cabinet

Medical supplies help you get more accurate diagnoses. From there I can figure out what I need to do? (There are first first aid steps for the patient, minimizing the possible risks).
1. Thermocouple Thermocouple is one of the must-have tools in your home medicine cabinet. With suspicion that the sick person has symptoms of fever, for the most accurate diagnosis, a thermometer is required. Thermocouples help you to control and monitor the temperature of sick people. Thermocouples are of 2 types, mercury thermocouples and electronic thermocouples.
2. Blood pressure monitor Blood pressure monitor helps you control and monitor the frequency of blood pressure, heart rate. If your family has elderly people or people with high blood pressure or heart disease. then this is a useful tool for your family.
3. Medical gauze bandages, cotton, tape Used to prevent cases of cut hands and skin scratches. After disinfecting, use gauze to cover the wound.
4. Scissors Must be sure to have 1 pair of clean scissors, specialized for cutting gauze, tape. Avoid using dirty scissors that lead to wound infection.
5. Hot/cold pack This is a tool to help relieve abdominal pain, reduce swelling, and reduce fever.
Above are the drugs that should be in the family. Hope these suggestions help you.
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