Avoid taking medications in front of small children because they may want to imitate you by taking the same medicine. Do not tell children that medicine is candy. Read and follow the instructions and warnings on your medications. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about all the medications, vitamins, herbals, and supplements you are taking. There may be some dangerous interactions among the different medications.
Many medications are dangerous when mixed with alcohol.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Throw away old and outdated medicines by flushing them down the toilet. Know the names of your plants. Label them if you need to. Keep poisonous plants out of reach of pets and children.