Contents of the Medicine Box

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   A Medicine Box^® consists of 18 essential items needed in a hospital or clinic to care for basic needs of patients. It has two parts:

• Products Donated by Congregations (The Kit)
• Products Obtained by I.M.A.

Churches and service organizations contribute partial quantities of the essential items, in the form of a Kit of over-the-counter products and supplies. American pharmaceutical companies are expected to provide numerous medications needed for the Medicine Box through donations or discounted pricing. These contributions will supplement their regular donation program to Interchurch Medical Assistance (I.M.A.). I.M.A. will obtain the remaining quantities of products needed to complete the Medicine Box, using the funds contributed by churches and service organizations.

   One Medicine Box will enable a hospital or clinic to respond to common illnesses in a population of approximately 1,000 adults and children for a three-month period of time, or to a special medical emergency need.

List of Products and Quantities
(Congregations and I.M.A.)

Note! Please don't send any product that has less than an 18 months expiration date.

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A: Products Donated by Congregations (The Kit)
(To be contributed by your congregation. I.M.A. will obtain additional kit items.)
1. Sterile Gauze Pads ( 4x4) 50 Pads
   Examples: Johnson & Johnson, Curity
2. Adhesive Tape 6 Rolls
   1/2" or I" x 10yds. or more
   Examples: Johnson & Johnson, Curity
3. Triple Antibiotic Topical Ointment 4 Tubes (I oz tubes)
   Example: Neosporin Ointment
4. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) 1,000 Tablets*
   325 mg (5 gr) tablets
   Examples: Bayer Aspirin, Rite-Aid Aspirin, Equate Aspirin
5. Ferrous Sulfate Tablets 500 Tablets*
   325 mg tablets
6. Children's Multivitamins with Iron Chewable Tablets 500 Tablets*
   Examples: Flintstones Plus Iron, Rite-Aid Children's Chewable Multivitamins with Iron, Centrum Kids Complete
7. Adult Multivitamins with Iron Tablets 500 Tablets*
   Examples: Theragran-M, Nature Made Therapeutic-M, Rite-Aid Thera M, Spring Valley Therapeutic
8. Children's Acetaminophen Chewable Tablets 300 Tablets*
   80mg. (Note: only available in bottles of 30)
   Example: Tylenol Children's

      *Where possible, purchase tablets in bottles of 100 or more. No samples are permitted. For example, if the required number of tablets is 1,000, then collect:
          1 bottle of 1,000 tablets each, or
          2 bottles of 500 tablets each, or
          4 bottles of 300 or 250 tablets each, or
          8 bottles of 130 tablets each, or
         10 bottles of lOO tablets each.

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   B: Products Obtained by I.M.A.

       (Substitutions may be made in the category, depending on the needs of individual hospitals or clinics.)

9. Acetaminophen for Adults --pain reliever
   
10. Antacid --for treatment of upset stomach/heartburn
    
11. Mebendazole or Thiabendazole --for intestinal worm infection
    
12. Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim --antibacterial for adults and children
    
13. Tetmosol Soap --for treatment of scabies for adults and children
    
14. Oral Rehydration Salts --to combat dehydration for adults and children
    
15. Promethazine --for treatment of nausea
    
16. Metronidazole --for treatment of intestinal amebiasis (amebic dysentery)
    
17. Chlorhexidine --antiseptic for adults and children
    
18. Tolnaftate 1% Antifungal Cream --for skin infections for adults and children
    
19. Rolled Bandages --for first aid applications