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drugs, drugs to keep at home, medications to have at home, common minor symptoms, illnesses, over-the-counter medicines, follow the manufacturer's directions, warnings, using these products, have any questions, consult, starting a new over-the-counter drug, all medications lose effectiveness, expire, over time, eventually, replaced, check the expiration date, using any product, improperly storing medicines shortens "shelf life", store medicines, cool, dry area, heat from kitchens, moisture from bathrooms, decrease the effectiveness of a medication, storing medicine, store all medications out of reach of children, not give aspirin to children under 12, consult health care provider, giving aspirin, ibuprofen, similar medicines to children, pepto-bismol contains aspirin-like salicylates, talk, using it in children, women should consult doctor, taking over-the-counter medicines pregnant, breastfeeding, following list includes some examples of over-the-counter medicines, common symptoms, list is not comprehensive, nor does it imply an endorsement of some brands over others, many of these have less expensive "store brand" equivalents, always look, ingredients, many "multi-symptom" combination versions, should select products, the fewest ingredients needed to address actual symptoms, symptom, over-the-counter medicines, aches, pains, fever, headache, aspirin, bayer, bufferin, ecotrin, acetaminophen, tylenol, ibuprofen, advil, motrin, naproxen, aleve, acetaminophen/aspirin/caffeine, excedrin, stuffy nose/ congestion, oral decongestants, pseudoephedrine, contact non-drowsy, simply stuffy, sudafed, decongestant nasal sprays, oxymetazoline, afrin, neo-synephrine, sinex, phenylephrine, neo-synephrine, sinex, decongestant nasal sprays, work more quickly but have a rebound effect, use them more than 3-5 days, short-lived colds, persistent allergies, cough, sputum, phlegm, expectorant, guaifenesin, robitussin, dry cough, menthol throat lozenges, halls, robitussin, vicks, liquid cough suppressant, dextromethorphan, benylin, delsym, robitussin dm, simply cough, vicks 44, sore throat, sore throat lozenges, chloraseptic, luden's, sucrets, anesthetic spray, dyclonine, cepacol, phenol, chloraseptic, general pain-killers, acetaminophen, tylenol, ibuprofen, advil, motrin, allergies, non-sedating antihistamines, loratadine, alavert, claritin, dimetapp nd, sedating antihistamines, diphenhydramine, benadryl, chlorpheniramine, chlor-trimeton, brompheniramine, dimetapp, clemastine, tavist, preventative nasal spray, cromolyn sodium, nasalcrom, skin rashes, itching, hydrocortisone cream, cortaid, cortizone 10, domeboro, cuts, scrapes, antibiotic creams, bacitracin, neosporin, polysporin, antiseptics, bactine, betadine, hydrogen peroxide solution, lanacane first aid spray, diarrhea, anti-diarrheal, loperamide, imodium, bismuth, kaopectate, pepto-bismol, rehydration fluids, enfalyte, pedialyte, nausea, vomiting, emetrol, pepto-bismol, rehydration fluids, enfalyte, pedialyte, motion sickness, dimenhydrinate, dramamine, home first aid kit barkin rl, barkin sj, barkin ds, perception, assessment, pain, in the elderly, clin geriatr med, 21(3), 465-490, american academy of pediatrics, committee on drugs, acetaminophen toxicity in children, pediatrics, 108(4), 1020-1024.