What’s in your Medicine Cabinet Preps?

Annie, Get a couple tubes of bacitracin and one or two anti fungal creams.

Without good medical services, a staph infection could very likely kill you. A fungal infection would be a nuisance for years if untreated. Particularly a couple of those yeast infection treatments for the ladies would be a life saver.

Thanks Turboguy1, I do have a couple tubes of bacitracin and one or two anti fungal creams. 22 years in the military I always make sure our families feet are in good shape. You're right, staph is deadly.

Love ya Penham, I was having trouble sleeping and hoping someone like you who might have a list would post one. There are so many newbies and old heads that can benefit from organizing and inventorying stored products (preps). Great list. Thank you.

Hi Tammy, welcome to the forum! Yes, head lice treatment is an excellent idea, I have a coupe of bottles, but forgot to list it, I will add it in there though. I had the same thought you did since I have a child too. I didn't think about Calamine lotion though, that will be a good addition to my list. Thanks for the idea!

Head ice shampoo, I did not have....THANK YOU and welcome Tammy.

I don't koow about that answer MelodyATHome, you're an adult, I think you could also catch the lice in the pubic area. I've just always heard to use the shampoo. We haven't had that problem,........yet????

If you bought any medicines from the dollar store, I strongly suggest you try them out. I found the "tylenol" works fine, but the benadryl didn't work at all. I am trying the rest, so I can replace what doesn't work.

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Gexydaf wrote: So my question is....  if we are in isolation and not catching the avian flu, we won't catch any of those other colds & viruses, right?  I mean, who would we catch them from?  Of course we need all of the tooth paste/soap/shampoo things.  And there will always be accidents, so we'll need bandages.   And just the thought of being stuck in the house gives me a headache - so Advil or something.  But how much cold medicine do we really need?  Is Nyquil going to touch AF?

    Well, I got a much needed medical prep today - burn spray. It was cheaper than the gel but I'm going to get that too. I'm considering getting splints in case I deal with broken bones. CPR/First Aid taught me how to make a quick splint but not how to set a bone. I'm not sure but maybe only a doctor can set a bone. I went to walgreens - I went down to Broadway for a movie at Blockbuster (got it too) then went into walgreens across the street. They didn't have any actual med kits today in there, Bartells is the best place for med kits. As you know, I buy separately rather than buy a conventional med kit (I have a six dollar one) After the primary supplies of the med kit are exhausted, like gloves, painkillers and medicated bandaids, it becomes an expensive bandaid case. The kits with just one pair of gloves costs over 20 dollars, but I can get a 100 count box of gloves for 5 bucks. Also, most med kits only have about 10 alcohol swabs, but you can get a 100ct for about 3-5 bucks. You save money, have far more supplies to deal with large emergencies, and makes you a far more capable person in a variety of injuries. The burn medicine is great cuz I didn't have anything to use for a burn.

A replacement for antibiotic bandaids is neosporin. A single little tube can handle at least 10 injured areas. And we all hear how much faster wounds heal with neosporin. The analgesic I have is Ibuprofin, since it comes in so many medical kits. I need just a bit more adhesive tape, maybe some burn gel, and I really think my kit will be complete. So far, I have spent less than 50 dollars by buying separately.

How many people here have medical supplies in their preps? Maybe medclinician can tell us more.

Have a couple of packs of butterfly strips for semi deep cuts, they would be useless for deep cuts or severed arterys, also have a couple of sport drinks bottles, if someone is sick they have more control with these bottles than a straw and glass that can spill all over. Sorry this is a bit yucky. Has anyone thought how they are going to protect the mattress on their beds? if someone is quite sick they will be unable to get to the bathroom and you are going to be dealing with accidents, when I checked out the price of plastic mattress they where a little expensive, so I have bought a couple of plastic shower curtains. I have an empty plastic spray bottle that I will put in bleach and water to clean down plastic sheeting after an accident. I have a couple of large plastic bowls set aside for vomit only.

johngardner1 wrote:      ro, if you are forced to clean someone, this is how it works - the procedure is called perineal care, or pericare for short. You always wipe away from the vaginal area. So if you're cleaning the front, you wipe down towards the rectum. If you're cleaning the anus, you wipe away from the vaginal area. At work we use saniwipes, the kind you use for babies. If you have the shower curtains, cut one of them into a large piece, you can use that as an incontinent pad. Place it generally where the hips are in the center to catch urine and feces so it doesn't ruin the mattress.

Thanks John I have been a nurse for 25 years in Britain, Hospital and nursing homes, taken some time out to care for my disabled daughter, but am hoping too go to University in March next year to do my deree in nursing, specalizing in theater operative care.