Drug	Dose (adult)	Indication	Cautions
Paracetamol (e.g. CROCIN, CALPOL)	500 mg up to thrice a day	Fever
Ibuprofen (e.g. BRUFEN)	400 mg up to four times a day	Headache, muscle pains, sprains etc.
Diphenoxylate-atropine (e.g. LOMOTIL)	Combination drug, standard dose up to twice a day	Uncontrollable diarrhoea	Not to be used if allergic to drugs or in the presence of jaundice, best taken only when there is no access to toilets e.g. when travelling
Ranitidine (e.g. RANTAC, ZINETAC) or Omeprazole (e.g. OMEZ)	Ranitidine 150 mg Omeprazole 20 mg Up to twice a day	Acidity, acid reflux
Metaclopramide (e.g. PERINORM)	10 mg up to twice a day		Avoid use in people with Parkinson’s Disease and depression
Pheniramine (e.g. AVIL) or Cetirizine (e.g. CETZINE, ZYRTEC)	Pheniramine 25 mg or Cetirizine 10 mg up to twice a day	Allergies of any kind including itching, rashes, hives etc.	Pheniramine causes drowsiness, so delicate tasks and jobs calling for skill should not be attempted
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS, e.g. ELECTRAL)	One packet dissolved in one litre of water, taken continually in small sips	Diarrhoea causing water loss
Dressings like gauze and cotton wool, an antiseptic liquid like Dettol/Savlon, bandaids, medical tape		Wounds, leech and tick bites, shoe bites etc.
Elastic crepe bandage		Sprains
Insect repellant cream or lotion (e.g. ODOMOS)	To be applied from dusk to dawn on all exposed parts of the body		Allergies to ingredients