APPLIED RESEARCH INTERNATION

MEDICAL FIRST AID

IMPORTANT MEDICINES

Medicine Uses Side Effects

Inj. Adrenaline (Increases BP Cardiac arrest, Severe Allergy Palpitations,

1.
and Pulse) (Anaphylaxis), Severe Asthma Hypertension
Sweating

Inj. Hydrocortisone/ Cardiac arrest, Severe and Moderate Hypertension

2. (Increases BP) Allergy, Severe and Moderate Asthma, Weight Gain
Inj. Dexamethasone Low BP, Shock

Palpitations
Slow pulse, Cardiac arrest,
Inj. Atropine Dilated and Fixed pupils (Hence used
3. Organophosphorus (insecticide)
(Increases Pulse) as eye drops by eye doctor to see
poisoning
retina)

GTN spray/ Headache

Chest pain of Heart Attack (angina),
4. Tab. Isosorbide dinitrate Low BP
High BP (Emergency management)
sublingual (Since it dilates all arteries of the
body)
Diuretic so makes person pass more
Heart failure, Kidney failure, High BP
urine.
5. Inj. Frusemide (emergency management), Pulmonary
Low BP
oedema, Kidney stone
Dehydration
Acidity
Tab Acetyl salicylic Acid Peptic Ulcer
6. Pain killer, Heart Attack
(Aspirin) Vomiting blood (It thins blood)
Allergy
Drowsiness, Disorientation
Strong Painkiller (NEVER use in head or
7. Inj Morphine (Opium) Suppresses breathing
chest or lung injury)
Pinpoint pupils

Rectal Diazepam / Drowsiness

8. Fits/Seizures
Intranasal Midazolam Low BP

Palpitations
9. Salbutamol Inhaler Breathing difficulty (Asthma) Tremors

10. Tab Paracetamol Fever, Pain killer (Pain without swelling) Liver damage

Acidity
11. Tab Ibuprofen (Brufen) Pain killer (Pain with swelling) Allergy
Kidney damage

12. Tab Cetrizine Mild Allergy Mild drowsiness

13. Tab Ondensetron Vomiting, Motion Sickness, Sea Sickness Drowsiness

14. Inj. Naloxone For morphine toxicity

Severe bleeding, Antidote for some

15. Inj. Vitamin K
poisons