Dear All Planning to keep a medical kit at my work place. Can you please advice me on the basic medicines i need to keep. Regards Anks
From India, Pune
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Hi,
Here is some basic medicine which I am keeping in my First Aid box. I hope this is sufficient for you as well. Please find the details below:
- Cold Act
- Saridon
- Vicks Action 500
- Meftal-SPAS
- Novalgin
- Band Aid
- Voveran Plus
- Dolo-650 (Paracetamol)
- Calpol
- Electral powder
- Burnol Cream
- Strepsils
Regards,
Smrin
From India, Hyderabad
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Here is some basic medicine which I am keeping in my First Aid box. I hope this is sufficient for you as well. Please find the details below:
- Cold Act
- Saridon
- Vicks Action 500
- Meftal-SPAS
- Novalgin
- Band Aid
- Voveran Plus
- Dolo-650 (Paracetamol)
- Calpol
- Electral powder
- Burnol Cream
- Strepsils
Regards,
Smrin
From India, Hyderabad
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You should keep only those medicines that are commonly used in the house, such as Combiflame, Crocin, Brufen, Dettol, cotton, band-aid, and Disprin. Do not use medicines like Vicks Action 500, Anacin, Saridon, etc., which are banned in the US.
Normally, people want to have medicine for headaches, body aches, and cuts.
From India, Delhi
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Normally, people want to have medicine for headaches, body aches, and cuts.
From India, Delhi
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Dear Colleague,
I am looking and am responsible for the Occupational Health Center in my organization. I thought of sharing with you that please go through the Factories Act, I mean the Factories rules of the state your company is located. It is basically a Pharma Company.
My company is located in Goa and as per the Goa Factories Rules, since we hire about 150 individuals, we need to keep the following:
In respect of any factory carrying on a 'hazardous process,' there shall be provided and maintained in good order an Occupational Health Centre with the services and facilities as per the scale laid down below:
(a) For factories employing up to 50 workers:
(i) the services of a Factory Medical Officer on a retainer-ship basis in his clinic to be notified by the occupier. He will carry out the pre-employment and periodical medical examination as stipulated in rule 90N and render medical assistance during any emergency;
(ii) a minimum of 5 persons trained in first aid procedures amongst whom at least one shall always be available during the working period;
(iii) a fully equipped first aid box.
(b) For factories employing 51 to 200 workers:
(i) an Occupational Health Centre having a room with a minimum floor area of 15 sq. mtr. with floors and walls made of a smooth and impervious surface and with adequate illumination and ventilation as well as equipment as per the Schedule annexed to this rule;
(ii) a part-time Factory Medical Officer shall be in overall charge of the Centre who shall visit the factory at least twice a week and whose services shall be readily available during medical emergencies;
(iii) one qualified and trained dresser-cum-compounder on duty throughout the working period;
(iv) a fully equipped first aid box in all the departments.
(c) For factories employing above 200 workers:
(i) one full-time Factory Medical Officer for factories employing up to 500 workers and more medical officers for every additional 1000 workers or part thereof;
(ii) an Occupational Health Centre having at least 2 rooms each with a minimum floor area of 15 sq. mtrs. with floors and walls made of a smooth and impervious surface and adequate illumination and ventilation as well as equipment as per the Schedule annexed to this rule;
(iii) there shall be one nurse, one dresser-cum-compounder, and one sweeper-cum-ward boy throughout the working period;
(iv) The Occupational Health Center shall be suitably equipped to manage medical emergencies.
The Factory Medical Officer required to be appointed under sub-rule (1) shall have qualifications included in Schedules to the Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (Act 7 of 1916) or in the Schedules to the Medical Council Act, 1956 (Act 102 of 1956) and possess a Diploma in Occupational and Industrial Health offered by any recognized University. Within one month of the appointment of the Factory Medical Officer, the occupier of the factory shall furnish to the Chief Inspector the following particulars:
Rule prescribed under sub-section (1) of Section 45:
For factories employing more than fifty persons, each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipment:
(i) Twenty-four small sterilized dressings
(ii) Twelve medium-sized sterilized dressings
(iii) Twelve large-sized sterilized dressings
(iv) Twelve large-sized sterilized burn dressings
(v) Twelve (15 gm) packets of sterilized cotton wool
(vi) One (200 ml) bottle of cetrimide solution (1%) or a suitable antiseptic solution
(vii) One (120 ml) bottle of mercurochrome (2%) solution in water
(viii) One (120 ml) bottle of sal-volatile having the dose and the mode of administration indicated on the label
(ix) One pair of scissors
(x) One roll of adhesive plaster (6 cm. X 1 m.)
(xi) Two rolls of adhesive plaster (2 cm. X 1 m.)
(xii) Twelve pieces of sterilized eye pads in separate sealed packets
(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 325 mg) of aspirin or any other analgesic
(xiv) One polythene wash bottle (500 cc) for washing eyes
(xv) Twelve roller bandages 10 cm wide
(xvi) Twelve roller bandages 5 cm wide
(xvii) Six triangular bandages
(xviii) One tourniquet
(xix) A supply of suitable splints
(xx) Two packets of safety pins
(xxi) Kidney tray
(xxii) A snake-bite lancet
(xxiii) Ointment for burns
(xxiv) One (30 ml) bottle containing potassium permanganate crystals
(xxv) One copy of first-aid leaflets issued by the Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India, Bombay
Provided that items (xiv) to (xxi) inclusive need not be included in the standard first-aid box or cupboard:
(a) where there is a properly equipped ambulance room or
(b) if at least one box containing such items and placed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of section 45 is separately provided.
In lieu of the dressing required under items (i) and (ii), there may be substituted adhesive wound dressings approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories and other equipment or medicines that may be considered essential and recommended by the Chief Inspector from time to time.
Over and above this, you can keep more medicines, but these are the requirements that should be maintained mandatorily.
Trust you find it useful.
Jagdish Vasta:icon1:
From India, Mumbai
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I am looking and am responsible for the Occupational Health Center in my organization. I thought of sharing with you that please go through the Factories Act, I mean the Factories rules of the state your company is located. It is basically a Pharma Company.
My company is located in Goa and as per the Goa Factories Rules, since we hire about 150 individuals, we need to keep the following:
In respect of any factory carrying on a 'hazardous process,' there shall be provided and maintained in good order an Occupational Health Centre with the services and facilities as per the scale laid down below:
(a) For factories employing up to 50 workers:
(i) the services of a Factory Medical Officer on a retainer-ship basis in his clinic to be notified by the occupier. He will carry out the pre-employment and periodical medical examination as stipulated in rule 90N and render medical assistance during any emergency;
(ii) a minimum of 5 persons trained in first aid procedures amongst whom at least one shall always be available during the working period;
(iii) a fully equipped first aid box.
(b) For factories employing 51 to 200 workers:
(i) an Occupational Health Centre having a room with a minimum floor area of 15 sq. mtr. with floors and walls made of a smooth and impervious surface and with adequate illumination and ventilation as well as equipment as per the Schedule annexed to this rule;
(ii) a part-time Factory Medical Officer shall be in overall charge of the Centre who shall visit the factory at least twice a week and whose services shall be readily available during medical emergencies;
(iii) one qualified and trained dresser-cum-compounder on duty throughout the working period;
(iv) a fully equipped first aid box in all the departments.
(c) For factories employing above 200 workers:
(i) one full-time Factory Medical Officer for factories employing up to 500 workers and more medical officers for every additional 1000 workers or part thereof;
(ii) an Occupational Health Centre having at least 2 rooms each with a minimum floor area of 15 sq. mtrs. with floors and walls made of a smooth and impervious surface and adequate illumination and ventilation as well as equipment as per the Schedule annexed to this rule;
(iii) there shall be one nurse, one dresser-cum-compounder, and one sweeper-cum-ward boy throughout the working period;
(iv) The Occupational Health Center shall be suitably equipped to manage medical emergencies.
The Factory Medical Officer required to be appointed under sub-rule (1) shall have qualifications included in Schedules to the Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (Act 7 of 1916) or in the Schedules to the Medical Council Act, 1956 (Act 102 of 1956) and possess a Diploma in Occupational and Industrial Health offered by any recognized University. Within one month of the appointment of the Factory Medical Officer, the occupier of the factory shall furnish to the Chief Inspector the following particulars:
Rule prescribed under sub-section (1) of Section 45:
For factories employing more than fifty persons, each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipment:
(i) Twenty-four small sterilized dressings
(ii) Twelve medium-sized sterilized dressings
(iii) Twelve large-sized sterilized dressings
(iv) Twelve large-sized sterilized burn dressings
(v) Twelve (15 gm) packets of sterilized cotton wool
(vi) One (200 ml) bottle of cetrimide solution (1%) or a suitable antiseptic solution
(vii) One (120 ml) bottle of mercurochrome (2%) solution in water
(viii) One (120 ml) bottle of sal-volatile having the dose and the mode of administration indicated on the label
(ix) One pair of scissors
(x) One roll of adhesive plaster (6 cm. X 1 m.)
(xi) Two rolls of adhesive plaster (2 cm. X 1 m.)
(xii) Twelve pieces of sterilized eye pads in separate sealed packets
(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 325 mg) of aspirin or any other analgesic
(xiv) One polythene wash bottle (500 cc) for washing eyes
(xv) Twelve roller bandages 10 cm wide
(xvi) Twelve roller bandages 5 cm wide
(xvii) Six triangular bandages
(xviii) One tourniquet
(xix) A supply of suitable splints
(xx) Two packets of safety pins
(xxi) Kidney tray
(xxii) A snake-bite lancet
(xxiii) Ointment for burns
(xxiv) One (30 ml) bottle containing potassium permanganate crystals
(xxv) One copy of first-aid leaflets issued by the Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India, Bombay
Provided that items (xiv) to (xxi) inclusive need not be included in the standard first-aid box or cupboard:
(a) where there is a properly equipped ambulance room or
(b) if at least one box containing such items and placed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of section 45 is separately provided.
In lieu of the dressing required under items (i) and (ii), there may be substituted adhesive wound dressings approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories and other equipment or medicines that may be considered essential and recommended by the Chief Inspector from time to time.
Over and above this, you can keep more medicines, but these are the requirements that should be maintained mandatorily.
Trust you find it useful.
Jagdish Vasta:icon1:
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Anks,
I am a doctor involved in pharma export. We are maintaining the First Aid box according to the list below:
1. Savlon - 1 bottle
2. Band-Aid - 50 pieces
3. Paracetamol - 1 box
4. Ranitidine - 1 box
5. Antihistamine - 10 pieces
6. Cotton - 1 roll
7. Scissors - 1 piece
8. ORS - 10 pieces
9. Burn Cream - 1 pack
10. Sutures - 2 pieces
11. Gloves - 2 sets
12. Diclofenac Tablet - 1 box
13. Diclofenac Injection - 5 pieces
14. Disposable syringe (5 cc) - 5 pieces
15. Gauze - 5 pieces or 1 roll
16. Instructions for first aid & EMS phone number
Please keep over-the-counter medicines to a minimum in the First Aid Box because people want these drugs routinely, but the aim of First Aid is to serve in emergencies. You can include some dermatological products. If you are in a factory every day, please monitor the nail cutting and hygiene status of workers. This is very important.
From Bangladesh, Dhaka
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I am a doctor involved in pharma export. We are maintaining the First Aid box according to the list below:
1. Savlon - 1 bottle
2. Band-Aid - 50 pieces
3. Paracetamol - 1 box
4. Ranitidine - 1 box
5. Antihistamine - 10 pieces
6. Cotton - 1 roll
7. Scissors - 1 piece
8. ORS - 10 pieces
9. Burn Cream - 1 pack
10. Sutures - 2 pieces
11. Gloves - 2 sets
12. Diclofenac Tablet - 1 box
13. Diclofenac Injection - 5 pieces
14. Disposable syringe (5 cc) - 5 pieces
15. Gauze - 5 pieces or 1 roll
16. Instructions for first aid & EMS phone number
Please keep over-the-counter medicines to a minimum in the First Aid Box because people want these drugs routinely, but the aim of First Aid is to serve in emergencies. You can include some dermatological products. If you are in a factory every day, please monitor the nail cutting and hygiene status of workers. This is very important.
From Bangladesh, Dhaka
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The Indian Factory Act allows only aspirin or paracetamol tablets to be kept in the first aid kit. I don't know about Bangladesh.
State-Specific Factory Rules
The post by Jagdish V mentioned above is very useful for Indian Factory Act requirements. However, please check your state-specific factory rules for more information. We may keep aspirin or paracetamol in the first aid kit, but we must avoid Combiflam and other similar medicines in the first aid box because they contain the ibuprofen drug, which is classified under Schedule H in India. Before placing any medicines in the first aid kit, please check the packaging of those medicines. If any package is labeled as "Schedule H drug," then do not include it in the first aid kit.
Concerns About Specific Medicines
I have some concerns regarding the use of mercurochrome and sal volatile. These two medicines are not generally regarded as safe.
Regards,
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From India, Mumbai
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State-Specific Factory Rules
The post by Jagdish V mentioned above is very useful for Indian Factory Act requirements. However, please check your state-specific factory rules for more information. We may keep aspirin or paracetamol in the first aid kit, but we must avoid Combiflam and other similar medicines in the first aid box because they contain the ibuprofen drug, which is classified under Schedule H in India. Before placing any medicines in the first aid kit, please check the packaging of those medicines. If any package is labeled as "Schedule H drug," then do not include it in the first aid kit.
Concerns About Specific Medicines
I have some concerns regarding the use of mercurochrome and sal volatile. These two medicines are not generally regarded as safe.
Regards,
[Username]
From India, Mumbai
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