Year after year thousands of children are hospitalized, or even die, from taking medicine that is not intended for them. To a toddler those colorful pills may resemble candy. To a teen prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs could be the big hit at a party.
Prescription and OTC medicine can be as harmful as using illegal drugs. Take a preventative measure and lock up your prescription and OTC drugs. Check out this Consumer Update video from FDA pharmacist Connie Jung for more info:
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I have seen this awesome product called ‘The lockingcap” that you can put your meds in
and dial in a combination to keep everyone out! Should be a must for every home with
kids! It has reset features, as well, in case you need to change the combo. I think their
website is ‘thelockingcap.com’
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