Medication Safe

We’ve recently come across two very useful websites with great information for childproofing and poison proofing your home.

We’ve provided links to their websites.

Safe Kids USA for childproofing tips: http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-spotlight/childproofing-your-home/

Dr. Sandy for poison proofing tips: http://sandyzabanehblog.com/?p=382

Please email us if you come across any other useful websites.

As always we appreciate your help,

Dr. Ben

Medication safety is something we constantly think about at medicationsafe.com. Dr. Ben has been at the poison control center for 10 years and deals with poisonings in children, teenagers and adults daily. Finally, there is a product that can be used to lock up medications securely. It’s called the Rx Locker.

We first came across the product through the blog: http://3kidsandus.com/2010/rx-locker-keeping-kids-safe-from-prescription-drugs/.

The Rx Locker (www.RxLocker.com) from Locker Brand, Inc. (www.lockerbrand.com) is targeted toward parents of teenagers, concerned about the rising trend of prescription drug abuse. It’s endorsed by Dr. Drew Pinsky. A PR Newswire article can be found here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-drew-debuts-the-rx-locker-to-help-prescription-drug-abuse-among-teens-80888242.html.

We can envision many other uses for the Rx Locker. If you have one, please let us know how you like it and how you’re using it. Leave a comment or email us at info@medicationsafe.com.

We came across another great blog post.

This one is from Dr. Moz: http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2008/09/30/medicine-lock-box-cross-design-cabinet-safety/

We especially like his recommendations to keep medications locked and up high and to make sure the homes of relatives are childproofed as well. You can’t imagine the countless number of calls we receive at the poison control center where kids got into a cabinet that had one of those “safety devices” securing it. Those devices give people a false sense of security. We also encourage people to find a way to lock up their medications.

The post also has a great looking device that can be mounted to a wall and is lockable, so that one can be sure children will be unable to break into it. It appears to come from the United Kingdom. Has anyone run across a similar device here in the United States? If you have please let us know. We would love to be able to recommend a device that is functional and looks great as well.

I ran across a great blog post from Randy Ludacer, http://www.beachpackagingdesign.typepad.com/boxvox/.

The post briefly discusses medicines (and packaging) that look like candy and vice versa.

What was most interesting and cogent to me, as someone who handles calls to the poison control center, was his discussion of the misnomer “child proof” cap.

Give it a read:
http://www.blog.beachpackagingdesign.com/2008/09/medicine-cabine.html