Monitor and Secure Prescription Medications
Do
- Place prescriptions in a safe, locked container
- Record the time and dosage when you take or administer medication
- Ask your doctor how to safely take your medications
- Dispose of unneeded prescriptions in a Take Back Box
- Keep naloxone in the house if you are prescribed opioids
- Seek treatment if you have dependency on prescription or illicit opioids
Do Not
- Keep medication accessible on countertops or in a dresser
- Forget to clean up spilled medication
- Throw medication in the trash
- Dump medication down the sink
- Flush medication down the toilet
- Forget to record dosage

