People can be divided into two groups. The list of medicines that should be in each medicine cabinet will help in this.
10. Means for treating wounds and burns
In each first-aid kit, there must be means for treating wounds. The most budgetary option for an antiseptic is chlorhexidine. Its price does not exceed 30 rubles, but it will be able to replace the usual iodine or brilliant green. Its plus is that it leaves no residue on the skin. They can handle scratches, small wounds. For burns, it is also worth buying a special tool. Contrary to popular belief, vegetable oil will not help, but will only make it worse. The most common anti-burn remedy is Panthenol. Do not spare money, buy it. After all, very often situations arise when first aid is needed, even during cooking, you can get burned.
9. Dressing material
Once you cut your finger, the endless search for a bandage or gauze begins. But very often it turns out that neither one nor the other is in the house. Most people forget to buy dressings, and then they have to craft something from what is at hand. Meanwhile, domestic injuries are a fairly common occurrence. Especially if men or children live in the house. Not only cotton wool and gauze will come in handy, but also a patch, an elastic bandage. Disposable gloves are not superfluous, they will protect against dirt and bacteria when treating wounds. Also, sharp scissors should lie with the dressing so as not to run around the house in search of cutting objects.
8. Painkillers
Painkillers can probably be found in every medicine cabinet. They are used for headaches, toothaches, and periodic pains in women. There are so many drugs that the eyes run wide in the pharmacy. But the advertised products are often no better than the time-tested paracetamol, ibuprofen. These funds will help in any cases, and their price is cheap. However, do not get too carried away with painkillers. If one tablet does not help, you do not need to drink a second after 10 minutes. If the pain recurs frequently, it is best to consult a doctor.
7. Antipyretic drugs
Very often a cold is accompanied by fever. Sometimes it rises to a critical point, but there is no medicine at hand. Well, if there is someone to go for medicine, and if not? You can use regular paracetamol or the same ibuprofen. They have not only analgesic properties, but also antipyretic. Paracetamol can be used even by pregnant and lactating women, so it should always be in your home medicine cabinet. If there are children in the family, it is better for them to buy children's antipyretic drugs. For the smallest, the best option will be candles, since the use of sweet syrups can cause allergies.
6. Drugs that relieve symptoms of the common cold
Everyone knows that if a cold is treated, then it goes away in 7 days, and if not treated, then in a week. This is a confirmed fact, but all the same, in the medicine cabinet should be present funds for colds. Recently, the so-called "powders" have been very popular. They are very convenient to use. You just need to pour boiling water, and the medicine is ready. But you must take it with the very first symptoms of a cold. If you are not feeling well for several days, they are unlikely to help you. If you have such drugs in your medicine cabinet, you can relieve the symptoms of a cold that begins in one evening.
5. Remedies for the common cold
In each medicine cabinet it is necessary to have funds for a cold. With SARS and ARI, they will become a real salvation. When it “flows” from the nose, it becomes impossible to do ordinary things. Remedies for the common cold can be bought in the form of a spray, drops, and even ointments. Their price category also fluctuates greatly. In principle, even the cheapest nasal drops can alleviate the condition of the patient. Therefore, is it worth it to overpay, you decide. Sea water for rinsing the nose is becoming more and more popular, it can be replaced with ordinary saline.
4. Cough and sore throat medications
With colds, you can not do without a remedy for sore throat. These are all kinds of sprays, rinse solutions. There are a lot of species. It is not necessary to buy expensive, budgetary funds will also help to cope with the problem. When coughing, syrups, tablets will help. However, if the disease is protracted, it is better to consult a doctor, rather than self-medicating. Be sure to purchase absorbable pills for sore throat, lozenges or cough lozenges for your medicine cabinet. They will soften the throat, relieve coughing attacks. In addition, they can be consumed without a doctor's prescription.
3. Vitamins during the common cold
In the cold season, it is very important to maintain your body. The use of vitamins will have a beneficial effect on your condition and will even help you quickly overcome a cold. Vitamin A cannot be dispensed with; it restores epithelial cells damaged during the illness. B vitamins are able to stimulate the body's immune system. Group C vitamin has an antiviral effect and also strengthens the walls of blood vessels. Vitamin E also has a positive effect on the immune system. Vitamin PP improves blood circulation and dilates blood vessels.
2. Remedies for abdominal pain
Abdominal pain can be caused by various reasons. Therefore, before drinking a pill, you need to know why the stomach hurts. With mild pain, you can limit yourself to anesthetic or antispasmodic. If the pain intensifies, do not rely on a home medicine cabinet, call a doctor. If your stomach hurts due to overeating or digestive problems, it is worth taking medications with enzymes. All of them contain pancreatin. They must be in the home medicine cabinet. Very often, discomfort in the abdomen occurs after eating conventional foods.
1. Means for the normalization of cardiovascular activity
And of course, how without means to normalize the work of the heart? Even if you have no problems with it, it is still very important to have such medicines in your medicine cabinet. Let it be at least corvalol and validol known to all. These drugs will not help with serious heart problems, but they are able to normalize the cardiovascular system with strong emotional stress. But nitroglycerin is much more effective. It will relieve an attack of angina pectoris, eliminate pain in the heart, if they are associated with coronary heart disease. But you need to remember that such pills are an emergency aid. Do not drink them every day, hoping for a speedy recovery.