
In the U.S., the number of prescription and OTC medicines in households continues to rise each year, which means that there is a greater chance of kids living in homes where they may be exposed to medicines.
Every parent knows it’s important to store medicine up and away from children. So why is it that every year, nearly 47,000 children are treated in an emergency room for accidental medicine poisoning?
We’ve seen a decrease in the number of hospitalizations and deaths of young children because of medicine-related poisoning thanks to medicine safety awareness and education. However, this progress has slowed down in recent years and far too many young children are still getting into medicines and getting hurt. The good news is that it can be prevented.
Read below to finds tips for medicine safety with regards to children.
Medicine safety is important because:
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