208 Where There Is No Dentist 2012
MEDICINES
local name
Amount you
Amount to See
Use Proper Name (write in here) need in 3 months keep in kit Page
For
Pain
1. aspirin,
300 mg tablets
2. a cetaminophen
(paracetamol)
500 mg tablets
2,000
tablets
500
tablets
100
tablets
10
tablets
94
94
For
infections
1. penicillin,
250 mg tablets
2. e rythromycin,
250 mg tablets
3. nystatin
drops or
gentian violet
2,000
tablets
500
tablets
12 small
bottles
100
tablets
40
tablets
2 small
bottles
94
94
105
Another antibiotic, tetracycline, is not recommended for any of the
treatments in this book because it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Narrow
spectrum antibiotics (see ‘antibiotics,’ page 225) are usually safer and just
as effective for most dental problems. If you do use tetracycline, read page
355 of Where There ls No Doctor and remember, do not give tetracycline
to a pregnant woman or to a young child. Tetracycline can make young,
developing teeth turn yellow.
SUGGESTIONS:
1. Compare prices before you buy medicines. Often the same medicine
has many different names. The generic name (the name we use on
this page) usually is cheapest, and the medicine is just as good as the
‘brand-name medicines’. Use the generic name to order and buy, not
the brand name.
2. Always look for a date on the package. It is called the expiration date (or
expiry date). If today is Iater than that date, do not buy or use that
medicine.
3. Be careful to give the correct dose. Read the next two pages carefully,
as well as the ‘Treatment’ section of each problem in Chapter 7. If
pages 209 and 210 are not clear to you, read Chapter 8 (pages 59 to 64)
of Where There ls No Doctor.
4. For serious infections, see page 210.