(CBS) To keep your home as safe and the people in it as healthy as possible, there are certain must-haves for your medicine chest -- items you should stock at all times.
And on "The Early Show" Monday, Dr. Holly Phillips of the CBS station WCBS-TV in New York pointed to a bunch of them, in Part One of the weeklong series, "Early Essentials."
Phillips says having them at hand is really important for a few reasons. It not only enables you to take better care of you and your family, it makes you a better host for guests you may have over.
Make sure you include a wide range of items -- everything from aspirin to personal hygiene products to a first aid kit. Also, make sure you have the right medicines and items for your kids and their friends. The last thing you want to be doing is running off to the pharmacy, especially if something happens in the middle of the night.
Bear in mind that over-the-counter store-brand medicines are frequently equal in quality and effectiveness to brand names. As long as both products contain the same active ingredients, you can usually save yourself a few bucks by buying the store brand.
Phillips suggests keeping prescription medicines separately and under lock-and-key if you have young kids or teens.
Pain Relievers
It's always good to keep a few different types. Some people don't tolerate certain types of pain reliever well. So, have a supply of acetaminophen, ibuprophen and aspirin. If you have children or kids visit your home regularly, you would also benefit from stocking children's ibuprophen and acetaminophen.
Over-the-counter Meds for Stomachaches and Indigestion
Stomach care can be a bit more complex, because it covers a broader range of issues. But a must-have is a bottle of Pepto Bismol. It covers a large variety of ailments and comes in both an adult and children's formula. Next, keep some form of antacid chewable on-hand. I usually keep an anti-diarrhea, and something to control vomiting, such as Emetrol, just in case. Pepto isn't enough. And again, make sure you have some children's medicine.
Cold, Flu, Allergy Relief
Again, we're covering a wide range of ailments here, anything from a sore throat to fever to a runny nose. So the first item to grab off the pharmacy shelf is a multi-symptom medicine. Get one for colds and a separate one for flu. Keep a standard decongestant and a cough syrup around, as well. Having cough drops or throat lozenges is always handy, too. Again, these items are sold in separate formulas for children, which is something you should consider when stocking up.
Also, allergy medicine is essential, especially if you have pets. You want to be considerate of guests: You never know if they're allergic to animals. Plus, many people have allergies, and a variety of different things can set some off. Keep a non-drowsiness-producing formula around, such as Clariton, so you don't have to worry about people driving home in a drowsy state. Clariton comes in an adult and children's formula, so that brand pretty much covers you. In addition, always keep Cortaid cream on hand for skin flare-ups, along with some Calamine Lotion for extreme itchiness. These things are especially handy if you have kids, because who can predict when they might stumble upon some poison ivy in their outdoor adventures.
Firat Aid
Having these items will ensure you're always prepared should an emergency arise, and keeping ordinary hygiene items available will guarantee that you almost always have what your guests and family need. First things first: Every home should have Band Aids. Having some form of antiseptic is essential, as well. Peroxide and no-sting kids' antiseptic are good to have. And a triple antibiotic, such as Neosporin, is also an essential item. And it's also a good idea to have a pair of tweezers for the occasional splinter. Having these items will make a potentially chaotic and stressful situation much more manageable.
Personal Hygiene
Make room for items such as toothpaste, floss, mouthwash and Q-tips. It's always a good idea to keep an extra toothbrush, just in case a guest forgets one. And that should cover you for the most common situations. Also, try to put the personal products within eyeshot, so people don't have to be embarrassed by having to ask for them, which is particularly important when you have teenagers that visiting often.
專家推薦的家庭常備用藥
（哥倫比亞廣播公司） 為了使您的家庭的安全和人民也盡可能健康，有一些您的藥箱必備項目，你應該在任何時候都做好準備。
星期一“早間節目”， 霍利菲利普斯博士在美國哥倫比亞廣播公司電視台WCBS電視網於紐約指出。
請務必準備包括範圍廣泛的項目-一切從阿司匹林、個人衛生產品，一個急救箱。 同時，請確保你為您的孩子和他們的朋友有準備正確的藥品和物品。 你永遠不想要做的是匆忙跑到藥店，尤其是當事情發生在半夜。
記住，在商店櫃檯，不同品牌的藥經常有相等的品質和效益。只要這兩個產品含有相同的有效成分，通常購買藥店的自有品牌可以節省你幾塊錢。
飛利浦建議分開存放處方藥和這些常備藥物，如果你有年輕的孩子或十幾歲，要準備鎖和鑰匙。
止痛劑
總是持有好幾種不同類型的止痛藥是好的。 有些人無法容忍某些類型的止痛藥。 因此，家裡最好有供應Acetaminophen乙酰氨基酚（普拿疼），ibuprophen（芬必得，布洛芬） 和阿司匹林三種止痛藥。 如果你有孩子或孩子經常訪問你的家，你也會受益於放養兒童專用的ibuprophen和對普拿疼。
腹痛和消化不良的成藥
胃保健可能是比較複雜的，因為它涵蓋了更廣泛的問題。 但是，必須具備的是一瓶Pepto-Bismol（胃達寶）。 它包括多種疾病的配方，有分成人和兒童。下一步，持有某種形式的抗酸咀嚼的藥錠。 我通常也會持有一些反腹瀉和嘔吐的東西，如Emetrol（癒吐寧錠），以防萬一，只有胃達寶是不夠的。再次，要確保你有一些專門給兒童的用藥。
傷風感冒，過敏舒緩
同樣，我們在這裡涵蓋廣泛的疾病，任何從喉嚨痛、發熱到流鼻涕。 因此，第一個項目從藥房的貨架拿的是一種多症狀藥物。 記得要拿一個感冒藥和一個獨立的流感用藥，也要買一種舒緩鼻塞的藥和咳嗽糖漿。有咳嗽滴劑或潤喉糖始終是方便。同樣，這些藥物為兒童都有設計不同的劑量，你儲存時應該考慮是否要多準備兒童用藥。
此外，過敏藥是必要的，特別是如果你有寵物。 您想體諒訪客，但你永遠不會事先知道他們是否對動物過敏。另外，很多人過敏，各種不同的東西可以準備一些。持有一種非嗜睡的配方，如佳靈通（Clariton），因此您不必擔心人在昏昏欲睡的狀態開車回家。佳靈通在成人和兒童都有配方，這是一個能好好地滿足你的品牌。 此外，始終持有Cortaid霜以應付皮膚病的急性發作，以及一些爐甘石洗劑（Calamine Lotion）來應付極端的皮膚癢。 這些東西是方便，如果你有孩子，因為誰能夠預測何時在他們的戶外探險可能被一些毒藤絆倒。
急救箱
有了這些項目將確保您已經為緊急情況出現做好準備，並保持常用的日常衛生用品，這將保證你幾乎總是能滿足你客人和家庭的需要。 首要的事情：每個家庭應該有OK蹦。 擁有某種形式的消毒或抗菌效果是不可少的，其次是雙氧水和小孩用的無痛消毒藥水。 也要準備三重抗生素，如Neosporin這種萬用藥膏也是一個重要項目。而有一對鑷子也是一個不錯的主意，可以用在偶爾需要夾碎片或是處理傷口。有了這些項目將使潛在的混亂和緊張形勢變得更加易於管理。
個人衛生
騰出空間的項目，如牙膏，牙線，漱口水和棉花棒。保留一支新牙刷總是一個好主意，以防客人忘記帶。此外，嘗試把個人的「衛生產物」收好，這樣人們才不會尷尬，這是特別重要的，當你有很多青少年訪客。
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