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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 the
reach of children.
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 the common
cold.
Menthol Crystals:
- Add hot water to make steam inhalations for treating catarrh and
painful 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 grazes, spots and sores.
Calamine Lotion:
- For dabbing on insect bites, stings and sunburn.
Dressing strips:
3” Wide crepe bandage:
- To keep dressings in place. To support sprained or bruised
joints.
Cotton Wool:
- For cleaning cuts and grazes.
Thermometer:
Tweezers:
Please remember that your local chemist can give you advice about
medicines.
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Dr B G R Clear Hill and Partners
Billericay
Health Centre
Stock Road
Billericay
Essex
CM12 0BJ
Tel: 01277 658071
Fax: 01277 631892
Monday
to Friday
8.30am - 6.30pm
SATURDAY SURGERY
8.30am to 11.30am
(Pre booked appointments only)
NHS Direct
(Available 24 hours)
Tel: 0845 4647
or visit
NHS Direct Online
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