Checklist Medicine Cabinet

Checklist medicine cabinet

From eye drops to bandages: a well-stocked medicine cabinet helps to relieve unpleasant complaints quickly and to treat minor injuries properly. The Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists gives the following recommendations for the general equipment of a house pharmacy:

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• Pain reliever tablets
• Antipyretic agents
• Sore throat remedies
• Cough suppressants
• eye drop
• Remedies for diarrhea
• Remedies for indigestion
• Anti-nausea / vomiting agents
• Remedies for constipation
• Allergy remedies
• Wound and healing ointment
• Ointment for light burns
• Disinfectants for skin and wound disinfection
• Insect repellent
• Sun protection
• Personal (medically prescribed) medicines

Household with children

• Antipyretic for children
• Insect repellent suitable for children
• Lice repellants

Bandages

• band Aid
• Gauze
• Gauze bandages
• Elastic bandages
• Wound pads (aluminum coating)
• Triangular cloth
• Leather fingerlings

Other utensils

• Clinical thermometer
• Blunt bandage scissors
• tweezers
• Disposable gloves
• Cooling compresses

Hints and tips for your medicine cabinet

• For emergencies: A list of important emergency numbers in the medicine cabinet helps to get help quickly in an emergency.
• Correct use: For important information, see the medication package leaflet.
• What belongs in it: Your pharmacist will advise you on how to put together your medicine cabinet.
• Usable content: The medicine cabinet must be checked from time to time, because medicines also have an expiry date! Your pharmacy will accept old, expired medicines; they must not be disposed of with household waste.
• The right place: A dry and cool place is necessary for a medicine cabinet. The bathroom or kitchen are not suitable for storing a medicine cabinet, as moisture and heat can change the effectiveness of the medication.
• Caution: the medicine cabinet must be out of the reach of children!
• That doesn't belong in it: household chemicals and cosmetics, e.g. stain removers, cleaning agents, nail polish etc.

Source: Chamber of Pharmacists

Additional Information:

• Treat safely & effectively with medicinal products
• Medication intake form to fill out