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How to Organize Your Medicine Storage
Work at your own pace. Tick off what you finish and leave the rest for another session.
Date: ____________________
01 Steps to organize medicine
- Gather medicines without removing their labels
- Check expiry dates and set aside unwanted medicines
- Discard empty packaging only when no labels or instructions are needed
- Group medicines by type
- Keep each person’s medicines clearly identified
- Label storage sections without obscuring product labels
- Keep regular medicines accessible to adults and out of children’s reach
- Check whether any regular supplies need refilling
- Wipe and dry the shelf or storage box
- Follow each medicine’s storage instructions and ask a pharmacist about disposal