Keep them in a box or cupboard with a lock or store them well out of the reach of children.

SOLUBLE ASPIRIN TABLETS/IBUPROFEN: For adults and older children. Good for headaches, colds, sore throats and painful bruises.

PARACETAMOL MIXTURE: For relief of pain or fever in young children.

ANTI-HISTAMINES: For treatment of hayfever, insect stings and other allergic conditions.

SEDATIVE COUGH LINCTUS: For dry or painful coughs -but not coughs caused by common colds.

MENTHOL CRYSTALS: Add to hot water to make steam inhalations for treating catarrh and dry or painful coughs.

VAPOUR RUB: Again, for steam inhalations. Also useful for children with stuffy noses or dry coughs. Rub on the chest and nose.

EPHEDRINE NOSE DROPS: For runny noses in children over one year old. Use before meals and at night but not for more than four days.

NORMAL SALINE: One teaspoon salt diluted in 1 pint of boiled water, leave to cool until tepid for cleaning cuts and grazes.

ANTISEPTIC CREAM: For treating septic spots, sores in the nose and grazes.

CALAMINE LOTION: For dabbing (not rubbing) on insect bites and stings and sunburn.

DRESSING STRIPS: For minor cuts.

3" WIDE CREPE BANDAGE: To keep dressings in place. To support sprained or bruised joints.

COTTON GAUZE: For cleaning cuts and grazes.

THERMOMETER: For fevers.