This looks like my counter-top … only they aren’t prescriptions from a doctor to “cure” what ails me … they’re vitamins to help PREVENT anything from ailing me!!!!!
Joe Allen is right. My parents had a terrible time with their pill bottles unitl a very nice pharmacist asked me if I wanted the easy open lids on their bottles. I didn’t even know you could do that. He sure made it a lot easier.
I recently broke and dislocated both elbows (at once!) This threw into sharp relief the problem of child-proof caps.
I have grandchildren. I have children. We have protocols to keep medicine out of reach of young’ns. That’s really more important than child-proof caps, which, in fact, I was getting help from my children and grandchildren to open for a few weeks!
My health insurance works with a prescription-by-mail company, which allows child-proof or easy-open caps. I got the easy-open caps on all my latest prescriptions, and by is that an improvement.
So: meds protocols: A shelf over 5’ above floor level in a closet with a latching door that can be closed. A plastic box (open or closed) taller than the meds bottles, so they’re just not visible to the littles. And most important, training the small ones to recognize pill bottles and understand that they are not toys, not candy, not to be taken unless they are a) yours and b) given to you by your parent.
It’s not hard to implement, and it works very well. A child trained to understand that medicine is serious business goes from liability to asset, especially when grandpa breaks both his arms at once!
Isaw a cartoon years and years ago, of a little kid sitting outside the pharmacy, with a little stand and a sign that read: “Prescription bottles opened, $.25”, so much for childproof caps. And yes, there was a line of pluggers.
Gretchen's Mom about 15 years ago
This looks like my counter-top … only they aren’t prescriptions from a doctor to “cure” what ails me … they’re vitamins to help PREVENT anything from ailing me!!!!!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 15 years ago
Joe Allen is right. My parents had a terrible time with their pill bottles unitl a very nice pharmacist asked me if I wanted the easy open lids on their bottles. I didn’t even know you could do that. He sure made it a lot easier.
EarlWash about 15 years ago
I’m with you, gretchensmom. I take over 50 of those supplements daily and only one Rx for now. Not too bad for an old geezer of 78.
tiorbinist about 15 years ago
I recently broke and dislocated both elbows (at once!) This threw into sharp relief the problem of child-proof caps.
I have grandchildren. I have children. We have protocols to keep medicine out of reach of young’ns. That’s really more important than child-proof caps, which, in fact, I was getting help from my children and grandchildren to open for a few weeks!
My health insurance works with a prescription-by-mail company, which allows child-proof or easy-open caps. I got the easy-open caps on all my latest prescriptions, and by is that an improvement.
So: meds protocols: A shelf over 5’ above floor level in a closet with a latching door that can be closed. A plastic box (open or closed) taller than the meds bottles, so they’re just not visible to the littles. And most important, training the small ones to recognize pill bottles and understand that they are not toys, not candy, not to be taken unless they are a) yours and b) given to you by your parent.
It’s not hard to implement, and it works very well. A child trained to understand that medicine is serious business goes from liability to asset, especially when grandpa breaks both his arms at once!
anserman38 about 15 years ago
Isaw a cartoon years and years ago, of a little kid sitting outside the pharmacy, with a little stand and a sign that read: “Prescription bottles opened, $.25”, so much for childproof caps. And yes, there was a line of pluggers.