Every family should keep some emergency medicines. Below are the recommended common medicines I found online, record a copy to avoid forgetting.
- Ibuprofen. Antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory. It can relieve headaches and menstrual pain, but do not use analgesics to mask symptoms of unknown origin.
- Paracetamol (or similar drugs). Treat cold symptoms (alternative drugs: antiviral granules, Lianhua Qingwen capsules).
- Loratadine. Antiallergic, can be used to relieve allergy symptoms in people with allergies.
- Berberine hydrochloride. Antidiarrheal.
- Glycerin suppository. Treat constipation, cracked skin, glycerin component, moisturizing.
- Erythromycin ointment. Folliculitis, skin infections, used for burns, prevent infection. For large burns, still need to go to the hospital for treatment.
- Domperidone. Treat indigestion.
- Adhesive bandages, gauze, cotton balls, tourniquet. Used to treat external injuries, after initial treatment of large wounds, still need to go to the hospital for sutures.
- Povidone-iodine. Skin disinfection, disinfection is needed after abrasions.
- Yunnan Baiyao. Stop bleeding from external injuries, internal use carries risks of aconitine poisoning.
- 0.9% Sodium chloride solution. Clean wounds or replenish salt, salt needs to be replenished after dehydration, such as after long-distance running and diarrhea.
- 5% or 10% Glucose solution. Energy supplement, glucose is a monosaccharide that can be directly absorbed by the body.
- Menthol eucalyptus lozenges. Treat sore throat.
- Compound acetic acid dexamethasone cream. Treat skin itching.
- Thermometer. Measure body temperature.
- Ice pack. Used for cold compress.
- Huoxiang Zhengqi water. Treat heatstroke, gastrointestinal cold.
- Diphenhydramine. Treat motion sickness.