Friday, October 15, 2010

TIPS FOR USING MEDICINE SAFELY

SOME DON'Ts:

* Do not discontinue your medicine without consulting your doctor.

* Do not take more or less than the amount prescribed.

* Do not use someone else's medicine.

* Do not mix your medicine with alcohol.

* Do not crush or chew your medicine unless you check with your doctor or pharmacist. Some medications (eg: long acting formulations) have special coating and cannot be crushed.

* Do not keep medicines that have lost their labels, passed the expiry date, changed or decayed.

* Do not take the medicine unless you understand the instructions for using them safely.

* Do not leave your medicine in an automobile for long period.

* Do not keep outdated/expired medicine or medicine that is no longer need.

SOURCE: NIOSH INFO

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