Spring cleaning your medicine cupboard could help save a life.
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That’s the message from Ambulance Victoria Bendigo senior paramedic team manager Geoff Smith, who says people should consider removing out of date medications and safely dispose of them.
“Out of date medications are often not effective and present an unnecessary risk of accidental overdose if they are left lying around the house,” Mr Smith said.
“The recommended way to dispose of out of date and unused medications is to return them to the local pharmacy.
“This way people, their family and the environment all remain safe and out of danger.
“It’s also important that all poisons are clearly labelled and stored in a separate cupboard, away from drinks and food and out of the reach of children so that they are not swallowed accidentally.”
Poisoning is a common reason children end up in hospital, he said.
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