Medicine Disposal Archive

Safe Medicine Disposal

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Keeping unused or expired medicines in your home is dangerous. If your doctor tells you to stop taking a medicine, promptly dispose of it to help prevent a medicine error. Make it a habit to regularly dispose of unused and expired medicines.

Poison Safety and New Year’s Resolutions

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Yellow desk with notepad written 2020 and goals plans and actions. Other desk items surround the notepad including pens, thumbtacks, sticky notes, a plant, a keyboard, a cup of coffee, glasses, and a cellphone.

Whether you’ve made a new resolution or are rededicating yourself to a resolution you made last year (or many years ago), poison safety can impact the steps you take to achieve your goals.

Poison Centers are for Everyone February 12, 2021
Child-Resistant Packaging January 28, 2021
Carbon Monoxide January 14, 2021
Holiday Plants December 10, 2020

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