Today is “Clean Out Your
Medicine Cabinet Day,” with NPS
urging consumers to rid homes,
cars and offices of unwanted,
unnecessary and potentially
harmful out-of-date medicines.
Be MedicineWise Week
ambassador John D’Arcy says
medicines that are no longer needed
should also be ditched, advising the
use of the CLEAN acronym:
Collect all medicines
Look at the expiry date
Exclude those that are out of date
Arrange to have them disposed of
by a pharmacy; and
Note medicines to keep track of
them on an NPS Medicines List.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 16 Oct 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 16 Oct 13
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