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For personal first aid kits

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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.

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For headache/fever: Paracetamol

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For muscular/skeletal Pain: 

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Guidance

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Paracetamol: Take one of two 500mg tablets every 4 hours.  No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period.

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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.

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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.

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For Camp/Underground aid kits

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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.

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Heart attack: asprin

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For headache/fever: Paracetamol

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For muscular/skeletal Pain: 

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Diarrhoea: Rehydration salts, Loperamide

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Vomiting: Rehydration salts, Domperidone

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Allergy: Zirtek

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Guidance

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Paracetamol: Take 1-2 500mg tablets every 4 hours.  No more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period.

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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.

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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.

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Rehydration salts: Unless otherwise instructed, mix with 1 litre of clean water and sip slowly

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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.

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Zirtec: Allergy relief: Take one 10mg tablet with water.  Do not use if pregnant or you have kidney problems or an allergy to antihistames.  

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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.  

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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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