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Medicine Chest

Introduction:

The following tables contain useful medicines and dressings that could be kept in a home medicine chest. All are quite cheap to buy in pharmacies, and worth stocking at home for minor illnesses.


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Family Medicine Chest Contents:

General Items:

Scissors

Tweezers

Thermometer

Travel Sickness Pills

Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number

Record of last Tetanus Vaccination

General Pain Killers:

For Adults

E.g. Aspirin, Paracetomol, Ibuprofen

For Children

Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc)

Note: Never give Aspirin if under 12 years of age.

Cuts & Grazes:

Plasters

Gauze Dressing

Sticky Tape

Cotton Wool

Antiseptic Cleansing Solution

Antiseptic Cream

Sprains:

Tubigrip or Crepe Bandage

Eyes:

Eyebath

Sterile Water or 'Optrex'

Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies & Sunburn:

Antihistamine Tablets

Hydrocortisone Cream

Insect Repellant Spray

 

Stomach Upsets & Indigestion:

Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration)

Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children)

Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate)

 

Rashes:

Calamine Lotion

Cough Mixtures:

Dry Coughs:

eg Simple linctus (or Simple linctus paediatric for children).

To stop coughs at night:

eg Pholocodeine linctus (not recommended in children)

Mouth Ulcer Treatments:

Mouth Ulcers:

Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela)

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News

Computer System Upgrade

We will be having an update to our current computer system on Wednesday 16th May 2012. This may mean slight delays on this day, please click here for further information.


PPG Report:

Our 2011/12 PPG Report can be downloaded here.


Patient Survey Results:

Our 2011/12 Patient Survey Results can be downloaded here.


Contact by Email:

Can we contact you by email to get your views?


Withdrawal of Repeat Prescriptions by Phone:

Since September 2011 we no longer accepts requests for medication on the phone. We regret having to withdraw this service but we were concerned about the safety of this system and the blocking of the Surgery telephone lines.


Nurse Practitioner Clinic:

General information and the aims of this clinic can be found here.


Aged 65 or Over ?

Make sure you get your Pneumo jab!


Training Practice:

We are a Training Practice. This means that we train Medical Students and Junior Doctors


Do you really need to see a Doctor ?

Our Practice Nursing Team offers a number of services by appointment.


Exercise - Why Bother ?

Regular exercise is beneficial. Find out why...


Repeat Prescriptions:

Do you use Cornwells Chemist ?


Bicycle Rack:

A bicycle rack has been fitted between the Surgery and the Chemist. This will help patients who want to keep fit and have some exercise.