What medicine to stock up on?

pollambo on 26/12/2021 - 18:38

What medicine is best to keep stock on hand for? What medicine should I stock up on at home in case for emergencies?

Is it worth getting a first aid kit as well?

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            • jv on 28/12/2021 - 22:37
              -1

              @Cusack: That requires a prescription.

              • Cusack on 28/12/2021 - 22:40
                -1

                @jv: Oh I didn't know it had to be NON-prescription medication only.

  • figarow on 28/12/2021 - 18:14
    +1

    Basic First Aid Kit
    Whisky or any spirit alcohol
    Paracetamol
    ibuprofen
    Hydroxychloroquine
    Ivermectin
    Zinc
    Vitamin C
    Magnesium
    Tumeric
    Honey

    • jv on 28/12/2021 - 21:43
      +1

      Lemon slices
      Ice cubes.
      Coca cola.

      Now your list is complete…

    • MKBHD on 29/12/2021 - 07:54

      You forgot Bleach to cleanse your body from within.

    • ausmechkeyboards on 29/12/2021 - 21:06
      +1

      Hydroxychloroquine
      Ivermectin

      lmao

      just noticed you're from QLD, explains a lot

      • belongsinforums on 31/12/2021 - 11:45

        I reported it for joe rogan level medical advice. Mods don't care

  • kubrikates on 28/12/2021 - 19:25
    +1

    Mainly things that you really dont want to have to go out and get when you need it most.

    Paracetamol and ibuprofen is a given.

    Hydralyte, imodium, buscopan for those inevitable food poisoning episodes.

    Thermometer, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring device.

    Bandaids, antiseptic and wound cleansing agent. Saline and dettol will do just fine.

    If you have kids, baby panadol and ibuprofen appropriate to their age. Don't give an infant aspirin.

  • Empharand on 28/12/2021 - 21:12

    Burn Cream
    Antiseptic Cream
    Paracetamol
    Ibuprofen
    Bandages (Alternatively get a first aid kit with various bandage sizes)
    Some type of Antihistamine

  • MessyG on 28/12/2021 - 21:15
    +5

    Do a first aid course that includes CPR. That knowledge is the best kit you could have.

    • jv on 28/12/2021 - 21:42

      Do a first aid course that includes CPR.

      Did you mean PCR ?

  • mrdang on 28/12/2021 - 21:18

    Green medicated oil aka dau xanh. Cures all illnesses. Thank me later.

  • Haliax on 28/12/2021 - 21:28
    +1

    It's not medicine, but a lot can be done with vodka.

  • jv on 28/12/2021 - 21:41

    What medicine should I stock up on at home in case for emergencies?

    Johnnie Walker

  • frbargain on 28/12/2021 - 22:00
    +2

    Steristrips. Saved getting stitches or ugly scar on multiple occasions.

  • outlander on 28/12/2021 - 23:47
    +3

    Codeine. It's such a useful medication. Everytime I have a chance to get some I do.

    It suppresses coughing and shivering, so it's a lifesaver l when you have a cold or flu, allowing you to sleep. And it takes the edge off pain when everything else fails. Really useful.

    • montorola on 29/12/2021 - 13:44
      +2

      I agree, but drug-addicted idiots have made it impossible to get over the counter without going to the doctor first?

    • Yola on 29/12/2021 - 17:04

      Fantastic stuff. I had a cough at night for weeks but no other symptoms - pre covid. Nothing helped until I got cough mixture with Codeine. It was gone in 3 days. Brilliant.

  • kaleidoscope on 29/12/2021 - 02:17

    paracetamol, anti histamines, electrolytes, bandaids

  • greatlamp on 29/12/2021 - 09:03
    +1

    Don't just buy the cheapest dressings you can find, if you are stuck in a rural area you will appreciate being able to clean and dress a wound properly:

    1. Clean wound with individually wrapped iodine swabs
    2. Clean wound with individually wrapped alcohol swabs
    3. Apply foam dressing (not something made of cotton that will become waterlogged with blood in 5 seconds). Keep a pair of scissors to cut to size.
    4. Use silicone based flexible tape to hold the dressing in place and apply mild pressure (paper tape is going to fall off with any movement, and is unable to apply pressure evenly)

    Zinc oxide cream sold for nappy rash (e.g. sudocream) is very effective for burns, better for your skin than a lot of the 'burn' products as it actually promotes healing

  • justgooddeals on 29/12/2021 - 11:41

    Aspirin or paracetamol. Bandages iodine plasters basic kit

  • GordonD on 30/12/2021 - 09:06
    +1

    The problem with stocking up on most modern medicines in case you need them is that they have expiry dates. They also have storage requirements, like not exceeding a certain temperature. Beyond the expiry date, or if the temperature has repeatedly exceeded the maximum recommended, they lose efficacy. This is not a problem in a business or a hospital or an ambulance, because these all encounter the events that use them regularly. But in the average home we don't. By the time an opportunity arises to use them they are past their use by date, and may either not work or be harmful. And in most of Australia cars get far too hot to store them for a useful amount of time.

    By all means keep a first aid kit that included bandaids and bandages and stuff like that that does last to deal with life's little accidents. But including medicines in that first aid kit is definitely problematic.

    Whatever you think might be a good idea to have some of around, before you put it away and forget it until you need it years later, check for an expiry data and storage requirements.

  • inherentchoice on 30/12/2021 - 12:20

    None.

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