Medicines

Routine Care Task

Throw out expired medicines

Medicines that are past their expiration dates can become chemically unstable and potentially dangerous to take.

Priority

Timing: December (yearly)

NOTE: The tasks and timings shown here for your Medicines are based on a single-family home located in Massachusetts with a default set of home care goals and priorities.

If you setup your Home-Wizard personal home manager for a different location with different home care goals, your recommended home care program can have different tasks and timings for your {home feature}.

How To

Medicines bottles should be inspected, and medicines that are past their expiration dates should be thrown out. Be sure to also check any medicines in your "emergency supplies kit".

NOTE: Be sure all medicines are out of reach of children or contained in a cabinet equipped with childproof locks.

Helpful Accessories

Medicine Disposal- Safe Pill Disposal

Holds up to 300 medium sized pills or the equivalent in capsules, powder, and or liquid

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Benefits

The benefits of this task are moderately high. Doing this task can help prevent poisoning from out-of-date medicines which have become chemically unstable, and from the risks of not getting the full expected benefit of the medications that you are taking.

Senior Safety
Child Safety
Health & Safety

Costs

The cost of this task is very low. It is estimated that this task should only take about 30 minutes to complete, and the task is relatively easy to do. No specialized tools are required.