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* Do not keep outdated/expired medicine or medicine that is no longer need.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