Medication Safe - Dr. Ben Tsutaoka

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

We recently received some correspondence from Michael Fleming at www.acahoy.com to alert us of some lockable storage products they carry on their website.

 Information from their website:

Aca Hoy’s first line of products revolve around prescription pill safety and storage. Abuse of prescribed medicine is growing at an alarming rate. It is currently the second most drug used by teens and the most accessible to children. Prescription medicine has helped reduce pain and for some, assisted in daily living. It is time for all people to start taking responsibility for them by keeping them out of the hands of people they were not prescribed to. Drug stores keep them locked up and so should you.
Locking prescription pills could save the life of a child. Maybe even your own.

Email any questions or new product ideas: michael@acahoy.com.

If you happen to try out their products or know someone who has and can provide us with some feedback about them, we would greatly appreciate it.

We came across a company that manufactures a product that employs a unique child deterrent locking system. The locking mechanism is based on the premise that children < 5 years of age do not have the hand size and are not dextrous enough to be able to manipulate the two action system. Their website can be found here: http://www.smartguard.biz/. They have several models, one that can be used for medications and a larger model for cleaning supplies.

If anyone has used their products or come across similar products we would love to hear from you. We are continually looking for products, tested by mothers, that we can recommend. You can email us at info@medicationsafe.com.