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When was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet?
Recently, I cleaned out our old and expired medications, a chore I’d been delaying. It’s crucial to keep areas storing medications, especially for those with IV and SubQ treatments, clean and organized.
Interestingly, April 19th is National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day, an excellent reminder for everyone. Simple at-home disposal solutions are available, and the DEA’s National Drug Takeback Day offers a safe way to dispose of unused meds. It’s essential for keeping our homes safe and tidy.When was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet?
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Great idea for a topic @jen-cueva ! While clearing out my home in WA I still had PH medication to dispose of! I am still holding on to some transplant medication even though they are close to expiration. Obviously I would never allow Cullen to use something expired but I struggle with tossing medication just like I do with taxes over 10 years old and other such important papers.
I worry, “What if I need to know that medication in the future”? Obviously easy solution to that is maintaining a bind and/or taking a picture of the bottle and medication before tossing. But I think the bigger issue I have is tossing medication someone else might be struggling with insurance to provide. Know what mean?
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Hi, @Colleen. I understand your worry and reasoning for keeping those meds. I’ve done the same for years. Unfortunately, some of mine were unopened and expired, and I kept them. But I worried others may need them. I could help one PHriend once, but those weren’t expired. Her new insurance gave her the runaround, and she had been on the medication for over a year.
So, thanks to needing less stuff to fill my overflowing cabinets, I went through mine recently. These treatments cost so much, so it’s no surprise that we hang onto them.
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