Keep a well stocked medicine cabinet at home
We will now provide a list of over-the-counter (OTC) tablets to keep at home.
- Aspirin (or ibuprofen) – coughs, colds, sore throat etc
- Bacitracin ointment – antibiotic cream)
- Bonjela – mouth ulcers
- Calamine lotion – cooling; useful after bites and stings
- 0.5% Chloramphenicol eye drops (antibiotic) – for conjunctivitis (or ‘red/pink’ eye)
- Cetirizine (or chlorpheniramine, fexofenadine) – itching, hay fever, bites and stings
- Clotrimazole (or ketoconazole, miconazole, terbinafine) – fungal infections
- Eye drops (lubricating) – sore eyes, contact lens irritation
- Gaviscon (combination antacid; or sodium bicarbonate, magnesium trisilicate, aluminium, magnesium hydroxide) – heartburn/peptic ulcer
- Haemorrhoid (piles) ointment
- 1% Hydrocortisone cream – eczema, some rashes
- Loperamide – diarrhoea
- Omeprazole (or cimetidine) – heartburn/ulcer
- Paracetamol – pain
- Savlon (or germolene) – antiseptic creams
- Salicylic acid – verruca and wart treatment
- Senna (or lactulose) – constipation
- Sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) – you may not consider this a medicine. But preventing sunburn is important. So always have some in the house.
Summary
We have provided a list of over-the-counter (OTC) tablets to keep at home. Keep these in a well stocked medicine cabinet at home. We hope it has been helpful.
