A home pharmacy kit should contain the basic first aid material and medicines for mild health problems treatment. Write down the list of products necessary for your home pharmacy kit and complement it when needed.

By choosing properly, according to doctor or pharmacist advice, you can “cover” all the sudden situation which may befall you without overstocking your home pharmacy.

What should be in the home pharmacy kit?

Basic first aid materials and wound treatment:

• Universal antiseptics
• Band-aids in various sizes
• Sterile gaze and compresses
• Bandages

Medicines for minor health problems relief or treatment:

• Medicines for body temperature reduction (antipyretics) and a thermometer
• Pain relief medicines (analgesics)
• Anti-cough and/or expectoration syrup
• Medical carbon for food poisoning
• Liquids and electrolyte resupply powder in cases of vomit and diarrhea
• Antihistamine gels, creams or ointments for allergic reactions on the skin
• Ointment for burns

In addition to this, the home pharmacy kid should contain all the medicines prescribed by a doctor, and are used every day for chronic diseases treatment. Do not give the medicine prescribed to you to other people with similar symptoms. Remember, chronic disease therapy is individual.

How to maintain your home pharmacy kit?

• Medicines should be kept beyond the reach of children, protected from light and humidity at 25°C temperature
• Read the instructions provided in the original packaging carefully, especially when dealing with pregnant women, breastfeeding women, infants and toddlers and persons over the age of 65
• Keep the medicines in their original packaging together with the provided in order to prevent confusion or wrongful use, and so that you may check the expiration dates
• Check the contents of your home pharmacy twice a year, to inspect the expiration dates, keeping in mind that the expiration date refers to the last day of the month stated
• Do not stock up on medicines because that may lead to expiration or changes in the therapy prescribed
• Do not keep medicines you have no need for, in order to give them to another person. A medicine may help one, and harm another person.
• Do not prescribe medications to yourselves. Even over-the-counter medicines aren’t totally harmless and also interact with other medicines. One medicine may have different effects on different persons, therefore, caution is a must in the use of more than one medicine, no matter if it’s over-the-counter or prescript
• If you are using more than one medicine, do not take them all at once. Segregation of pills reduces the risk of interaction
• Expired or no longer needed medicines should be disposed of in the manner suitable for medical waste. Every pharmacy has a medical waste bin.

Feel free to ask for pharmacist advice, we are here for you!​