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Appointments:
020 8407 3638
Enquiries:
020 8407 3637
Out of hours:
0845 603 1087
The Robin Hood Lane Health Centre
Camden Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 2RJ
NHS Direct

Family Medical Chest

Here is a list of useful medicines and dressings with a description of their uses. All are inexpensive and worth keeping at home in readiness for minor illness.

Keep Medicines in a box or cupboard with a lock or store them well out of the reach of Children.

Remember that your local chemist can give you advice about medicines. 

Soluble Aspirin Tablets

For adults and older children. Good for headaches, colds, sore throats and painful bruises.

  • DO NOT GIVE ASPIRIN TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12
  • PLEASE DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHOUT SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE.

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 to hot water to make steam inhalations for treating catarrh and dry or painful coughs.

Vapour Rub

For Steam inhalations. Also 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 septic spots, sores in the nose and grazes.

Dressing Strips

For minor cuts.

Crepe Bandage (Three inch wide)

To keep dressings in place and to support sprained or bruised joints.

Cotton Wool

For cleaning cuts and bruises.

Thermometer

For fevers.

Tweezers

For removing splinters.