How to Stock a Medicine Cabinet

What You Need As An Adult, Capable of Staunching Wounds

  • Gauze pads and bandages in assorted sizes
  • Adhesive tape – excellent for former love interests whom you’ve abducted and are systematically torturing
  • Individually packaged alcohol wipes – no, that’s what the Sambuca’s for, doll
  • Disposable latex gloves
  • Scissors and tweezers
  • Syrup of ipecac for poisoning, should you accidentally guzzle Drano
  • A thermometer
  • Antiseptic ointments for scrapes and cuts
  • Sunscreen
  • Medicine for pain, fever and hangovers, primarily
  • Hydrocortisone cream for minor skin iritations
  • Burn ointment or spray
  • Petroleum jelly
  • Antihistamine like Benadryl
  • Antacid
  • Antidiarrheal
  • Cough syrup
  • Heating pad and ice pack
  • Insect repellent
  • Measuring spoon for dosing
  • Emergency telephone numbers
  • First-aid manual
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