http://www.eldercarecafe.net/medication-safety-tips-2.html Elder care concerns, information, and support Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/medication-safety-tips-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-693 Mary Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:20 +0000 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2285#comment-693 Great hints for medications. I say do it for yourself as well as your elder. My job is a "safety nerd" for a hospital and you really should never flush medications down the toilet. This affects the water supply for your local area. In fact here is a great article on this http://www.dec.ny.gov/environmentdec/46052.html By far the best course of dispsosal is mixing the meds with undesireable items. The used kitty litter is my favorite. Great hints for medications. I say do it for yourself as well as your elder. My job is a “safety nerd” for a hospital and you really should never flush medications down the toilet. This affects the water supply for your local area. In fact here is a great article on this http://www.dec.ny.gov/environmentdec/46052.html
By far the best course of dispsosal is mixing the meds with undesireable items. The used kitty litter is my favorite.

]]> http://www.eldercarecafe.net/medication-safety-tips-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-691 Michelle Seitzer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:24:14 +0000 http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2285#comment-691 This is a fantastic article with a lot of solid, practical advice that everyone should follow. Sorry your dad had to go through such a rough time - thanks for sharing what you learned through that experience to help others. I'm sure there are many in similar situations. This is a fantastic article with a lot of solid, practical advice that everyone should follow. Sorry your dad had to go through such a rough time – thanks for sharing what you learned through that experience to help others. I’m sure there are many in similar situations.

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