Out of reach

Image of child with access to an open prescription bottle.

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Every 10 minutes a young child is taken to the ER because of possible poisoning from swallowing a prescription drug or over-the-counter medicine, say children’s doctors at the University of Michigan’s Mott Children’s Hospital.

 

One key reason may be that nearly 1 of every 4 grandparents store prescription medicines in easy-access ways, according to the UMich poll on Children’s Health.

 

Particularly dangerous are the daily-dose boxes that children can open.

 

Take action: Remind grandparents to move their medicines when grandchildren are visiting. Locked cabinets are safest.

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