The medicine cabinet: tips for organizing it well
At home, it is advisable to have a well-ordered medicine cabinet, to prevent any eventuality. Expired drugs, empty boxes, loss of notices, ... Here are some tips to put things in order!
A suitable site
It is necessary to place your kit or medicine cabinet in a cool and dry place , and away from light . For example, avoid placing it in your bathroom, which is a damp room.
To avoid any accident, place it out of reach of babies and children: it is therefore ideal to put in height. If this is not possible, opt for a cabinet that can be locked.
The essentials to have
Your cabinet should always contain:
- Dressings and compresses
- Disinfectant product
- Aspirin or paracetamol (to relieve pain and fever)
- A thermometer
- Throat lozenges
- Medications for stomach upset and digestive problems
- An anti-inflammatory ointment
- An ointment to relieve burns
- An ointment to soothe insect bites
Medications you take each day
If you are taking daily treatment for diabetes, cholesterol, etc., you can also put them in your medicine cabinet.
The ideal is to place them on a shelf of their own so that you can easily access them every day.
Medications in the refrigerator
Vaccines are not the only ones that must be kept cool: the same goes for some antibiotics and ointments, as well as for suppositories.
Regular sorting
Once or twice a year , consider doing a great spring cleaning in your medicine cabinet.
Discard all medicines that are out of date, as well as open bottles for too long.
Get rid of drugs you no longer need, but also those you do not know / what they are used for.
Be careful not to throw away your expired and / or unused medications anywhere : all can be deposited in Luxembourg pharmacies.
The notes
It is very important to keep each of them and place them in the medicine boxes to which they correspond.
This precaution will allow you to consult the dosage of each product, their contraindications, and the side effects that each of them can cause.
Telephone numbers
Always have your GP number, and any other emergency number (Samu, poison control center, etc.) handy. For this, you can possibly write them on a sheet, which you will stick on the inner door of your medicine cabinet.