Medicines
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Don't take medications in front of children.
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Don't call medicines lollies.
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Don't store medicines in the fridge door. Keep medicines that require refrigeration in a closed or locked container (eg. "Tupperware", lockable computer disk box) at the back of the fridge.
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Visitors bags may contain medicines. Have a lockable cupboard or a safe spot up high where these can be kept.
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Never take medicines in the dark. Always read the label and take only as directed.
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Return expired medicines, or ones that are no longer needed, to your local pharmacy for disposal.
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Ask your pharmacist to dispense medicine in child resistant containers.
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