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+Legal disclaimer: All drugs are made available for people to take; they are not to be given or recommended to anyone.
+For headache/fever: Paracetamol
+For muscular/skeletal Pain:
+Paracetamol: Take one of two 500mg tablets every 4 hours. No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period.
+Ibuprofen: Do not take with asprin, voltarol, or on an empty stomach or if pregnant. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Try to avoid if you have a stomach ulcer. Take 1-2 400mg tablets every 4hours. No more than 6 in any 24 hour period.
+Voltarol: Do not take with ibuprofen, asprin, if pregnant or if you have a stomach ulcer. Avoid if nauseous after head injury or if level of conciousness decreased. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Take one 50mg tablet upto 3 times a day, preferably at meal times.
+Legal disclaimer: All drugs are made available for people to take; they are not to be given or recommended to anyone.
+Heart attack: asprin
+For headache/fever: Paracetamol
+For muscular/skeletal Pain:
+Diarrhoea: Rehydration salts, Loperamide
+Vomiting: Rehydration salts, Domperidone
+Allergy: Zirtek
+Guidance
+Paracetamol: Take 1-2 500mg tablets every 4 hours. No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period.
+Ibuprofen: Do not take with asprin, voltarol, or on an empty stomach or if pregnant. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Try to avoid if you have a stomach ulcer. Take 1-2 400mg tablets every 4hours. No more than 6 in any 24 hour period.
+Voltarol: Do not take with ibuprofen, asprin, if pregnant or if you have a stomach ulcer. Avoid if nauseous after head injury or if level of conciousness decreased. Only for asthmatics that have taken it before without a problem. Take one 50mg tablet upto 3 times a day, preferably at meal times.
+Rehydration salts: Unless otherwise instructed, mix with 1 litre of clean water and sip slowly
+Loperamide: Take two capsules initially (swalloed whole with water) and additional tablets after every period of diarrhoea for up to 5 days. Take no more than 8 in a 24 hour period. For use with dehabilitating diarrhoea.
+Zirtec: Allergy relief: Take one 10mg tablet with water. Do not use if pregnant or you have kidney problems or an allergy to antihistames.
+Domperidone: 1-2 10mg tablets every 4-8 hours. No more than 8 in any 24 hour period when vomiting prevents moving the patient or there is significant risk of dehydration.
+Aspirin: Do not take with ibuprofin or voltarol or stomach ulcers or decreased level of consciousness. Avoid if nauseaous after head injury. For suspected heart attacks.
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