I have been researching this for many years (decades even

), and about twelve years ago, I found a booklet from Dr. Jane Orient, titled
A Basic Medical Kit For A 10-20 Person Shelter (
http://ynpxtpnb.apollohosting.com/ddponline.org/medkit.htm). Dr. Orient is a member of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, and provides a lot of effort promoting Civil Defense and Preparedness. I started out with her book (without the prescription meds, of course) and added a few OTCs and supplies from my own experience as a dad of nine kids (my EMT instructors said that I aced the OB and pediatric parts of my course

) and a former EMT (paper only, back problems prevent practicing much

) Anyway, I took her book, boiled it down to a shopping list and added the stuff from my recommendation.
Yesterday, since the Federal Government is hell-bent on destroying our health-care system, I needed to purchase my OTC meds (see above sub-discussion). I went to Sam's Club and Walmart and spent a large amount on the following items:
Sam's Club:
- Hydrogen Peroxide (1 2-pack), $1.74
- Member's Mark APAP (1), $8.48
- First Aide Kit (1 kit), $19.98
- Breathe Rite Strips (2 boxes), $27.96
- Anti-Diarrhea Med (1 box), $5.48
- Hydrocortisome Cream, 1% (2 tubes), $14.96
- Robitusson (1 bottle), $11.18
- Alcohol Pads (1 box), $4.98
- Antacid EX Berry (2 bottles), $11.96
- TUMS (1 bottle), $10.98
- Naproxen Sodium (1 bottle), $12.98
- Member's Mark Ibuprofen (1 bottle), $8.86
- Member's Mark Nite Time Cold Medicine (1 bottle), $9.47
- Exam Gloves, latex-free (1 box), $10.98
- Allergy Tablets (4 boxes), $13.12
Walmart:
- Special Pack (1), $6.97
- Alka Sletzer (6 boxes), $23.22
- Bactine (2 bottles), $9.49
- Cough Drops (4 bags), $4.14
- Halls Cough Drops (3 bags), $3.54
- Halls BSN (3 bags), $3.54
- Equate Daytime Cough Med (2 packs), $11.94
- Equate Rub (1), $3.12
- Equate Hydrocortisone Cream, 1% (2 tubes), $4.32
- Equate Trip Anti (3), $9.74
- Menthol Ointment (1), $2.22
- Chapstick (6 3-packs), $17.28
- Equate Tolnaftate Antifungal Spray (6 cans), $16.32
- Equate Chest Rub (2 jars), $6.52
- Midnite Sleep Med (3 boxes), $23.34
- Equate Children's Acetominophen, liquid (1 bottle), $2.98
- Equate Children's Acetominophen, chewable tablets (1 box), $1.98
- Thermometer, digital (2), $6.24
- Thermometer cover sleeves (4 boxes of 60), $3.92
- Equate Migrane Formula (4 2-bottle packs), $16.00
(I only have the receipts for the above, and there are a couple of things that I don't remember - I will try to get the list updated to show a better description in the next couple of days)
In the coming months, I will be supplementing the OTC medicines with more supplies (trauma, emergency, etc) and building up an EMT Jump Kit, for placing in our van. I hope to get everything in Dr. Orient's list plus my list and be covered for emergency and standard medical care for over an entire year (except for prescription meds - although I am working with an old friend who knows about my prepping and has hinted that he may be willing to write some 'scripts for some emergency medicines for me - have an appointment for a physical and consult with him later next month.)
If anyone would like a copy of the "shopping list", send me a PM.