Stock up your medicine cabinet
To support self care at home you should keep a well-stocked medicine cabinet with essential medicines and products such as:
| > painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen |
| > antihistamines |
| > anti-diarrhoeal medicines |
| > oral rehydration salts |
| > indigestion treatment |
> first aid kit including plasters, bandages & a thermometer
For the full recommended list visit NHS Choices here
Don’t keep or use medicines after their expiry date. Take them to your local community pharmacy where they can be disposed of safely. |
