Use and Store Medication Safety at Home

ASHP https://www.safemedication.com/how-to-use-medication

Take only medications that were prescribed or recommended for you.  Do not use someone else’s medicine.

Request refills 3-5 days before you expect to run out so you don’t miss doses.

If you might run out of medicine while traveling, before you leave ask your pharmacist about a “vacation  override.”

 Read the medication label each time before you take your medication.

 Keep medications in clearly labeled containers. Do not put a medication in a container labeled for a different medication or dose.

Make sure you can clearly see the medication and label before taking it. Turn on a light and check the medication name and dose before taking it.                    

 Store medications up and away, out of the children’s reach and sight.

  UPandAWAY https://upandaway.org/en/about-us/

 Call medicine “medicine,” not “candy,” so children do not mistake it for a treat.

 

 

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