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5 Tips for Mastering the Medicine Cabinet

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Medicine Cabinet: 5 Tips for Mastering It.

Really give thought to what you store here. Try to reserve that precious, accessible space for the items you use frequently and can be safely stored in this humid environment. medicine, clean out medicine cabinet, what to toss in bathroom, how long do medications last

1 Reserve that precious, accessible cabinet space for items you use most frequently.

This would not necessarily include the Pepto-Bismol you only take on New Year's Day. Otherwise, you're wasting your most convenient storage space. (For more space-saving tips here, see salvaging the bathroom sink area.)

You'll be surprised at the number of items you can store elsewhere.

2 As you're looking at each item in your medicine cabinet, check the labels carefully.

Some labels specify storage in a cool dark place, not the bathroom, due to its inherent humidity. Light, heat, or humidity may damage medications. Humid bathrooms are not the ticket for these.

Consider placing them instead tin a secure drawer the kids can't reach in your bedroom closet, or on a high shelf in a hall closet.

3 As you're going through the contents here, look carefully at expiration dates.

Toss what's expired or no longer used. Expired prescriptions and vitamins lose their potency. (Ditto for sunscreens, by the way.)

4 Discard expired items where children cannot find them.

Don't toss them casually into the bathroom wastebasket. Flush them down the toilet or put them at the bottom of the trash can when you take it outside on garbage pickup day.

5 Store prescriptions in their original containers.

Don't repackage them as you would food. It's important that you have the original label so you can check dosages, expiration dates, and other safety information.

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