Q: What are the medicines that need to be kept inside a first-aid box?

A:The contents of a first-aid box need to be tailored to possible need which may be different in an out-of-the-town factory from that of an office. In general, it should have a thermometer, bandages for minor injuries, cotton, a pair of scissors, Crocin tablets for pain or fever, an antiseptic skin cream Betadine, oral rehydration salt (ORS), antacid tablets such as Digene, an antiallergic product such as cetirizine (Alerid; useful for bee bites etc.) and anti-cold and cough remedy such as Sinarest tablets.