Carefully in his garage, under - ground and in the kitchen, when spring is clean, but your medicine cabinet?
It is part again of his family when they are sick - it is best to you in the habit make sure have to give your medicine cabinet full cleaning every year.
"The only place that is often overlooked is the medicine cabinet. But it is important because it affects the health of your home and the general hygiene, "Victor Wong, a Canadian pharmacist and owner of two Shoppers Drug Mart, told Global News.
Phil Emberly Wong and the Canadian Pharmacists Association, global market news, packed like on the kit.
Start with expiration dates
This is an obvious first step - check expiration dates and dispose of any medicinal product which is passed the expiry date.
"Many people think that drugs are safe after. The answer is not dangerous, but do not know whether it is effective or not, and how quickly can help a person get sick of feeling, "said Wong.
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Also, be careful when a product has been opened. You might not expired but have been exposed to heat, moisture and other elements. If it is a lotion or ointment that could have germs. Eye drops, for example, expected to remain sterile, but can not, after years in the ground.
"After opening the useful life of the medicine begins to deteriorate much faster than what is in the end. The basic rule when it is open, you can take a year usually before they have to be disposed of "Wong suggested.
If drugs, check the expiration date look open, but also the month and year of the opening in the package, so that you can track.
Although the drug is not sitting around having color for a year, check the contents in the case of the pills changed or ointments turns runny nose. This applies to pavement, too. Some have integrated other disinfectants and antibiotics - worked creams on them.
-You get rid of expired prescription drugs, unused ...
You can hang be guilty, that should put an end to prescription painkillers or leftover antibiotics. Remove these items in your medicine cabinet, Emberly said.
"Many Canadians when they come prescription drugs that she is not always ready, so that it stays in the house, but not used" in - he explains.
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Hanging drugs not used could be risky: they used to even could - medicate, it is mistakenly taken, or they could fall into the hands of their children. Antibiotics, analgesics, stimulants - and antidepressants and ADHD which tend to keep most commonly prescribed medications Canadians. Antibiotics were prescribed may even help to treat other infections.
"After sitting around having difficulty in many ways," said Emberly.
..., however, being that they disposed of properly
Rinse other drugs not in the toilet or throw them away. The best thing you can do is return not used drugs - read or unread - the nearest pharmacy where drugs have a respectful way with the environment.
Each year more than two tons will not been drug used.
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"It burns, but done in a way that does not harm our rivers, our wildlife and our landfills. It is environmentally friendly. It costs nothing to bring back to the pharmacy, "said Emberly.
Colonize the essentials
Now that he has served his bad medicine cabinet, it is time to rebuild what your family needs.
"These are the types of items that you do not run to the pharmacy to get in a panic. You want to deal with virtually immediately, "said Wong.
You understand:
- Acetaminophen and ibuprohen (Tylenol and Advil) for headache, body aches, pain and fever
- Diarrhea medication and motion sickness, such as Imodium and Gravol
- Antibiotic ointments for cuts and burns, as Polysporin
- Bandages and gauze to take care of various sizes accidental cuts and abrasions
- Antihistamines for allergies, such as Allegra
- A first - aid - kit
Please note that households have different ages. Children under six should not drugs without the consent of a doctor (unless it for cough and cold is), while children aged six to 11 to take medication for children. In 12 years, the children can keep drugs for adults, but on the dose in mind.
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If your family a member who suffers from severe allergies, make sure you have an EpiPen on the list, too.
If you have older people at home, it is worth to your medical care and equipment such as tools make sure to control blood sugar levels or blood pressure are up to date. Check to make sure thermometers and other machines that they are not working and need a new set of batteries.
Organized according to the preferences of your family
Your last step is to determine how to organize your medicine cabinet and where to save it. Your family can parents, young children, teenagers and grandparents - parents.
"The trick is to a different platform for each member instead of all a lot of family. Them to avoid mixing mistakes and avoid mistakes, "said Wong.
They might have even put a lock or latch in the cabinet proof in order to not get as young children get their hands on drugs.
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Most people also store your medicine cabinet, but experts say it is a bad idea. The bathroom is wet and hot showers and baths - this drug seeps quickly as moisture in the bottles deteriorated.
"They want to keep in a cool, dry, away from moisture and sunlight place," said Emberly.
This could be a bedroom or kitchen cabinets, for example.
While some people think it is advisable to store on medication in the refrigerator, it is not, says Wong. This could reduce medication and only if storage instructions must be done say to do.
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