Kids & Medicine

November 13, 2010- The day to get rid of your stash! It's time to get rid of your unused, unwanted, and expired medicines. Read More.

Hyland's Teething Tablets, a popular homeopathic remedy intended to provide temporary relief from teething pain for babies and toddlers, are being recalled. Read More.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the makers of Tylenol®, have recalled one lot of Tylenol® 8 hour caplet 50 count bottle. Read More.

We all want to keep our children safe and prevent any injury if at all possible. The last article in our series on National Childhood Injury Prevention Month is about poison prevention. Every day, 374 children in the United States ages 0 to 19 are treated in an emergency department, and two children die as a result of being poisoned. It’s not just chemicals in your home marked with clear warning labels that can be dangerous to children.

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Did you miss the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) National Take-Back Day on September 25, 2010? On National Take-Back Day, you could bring back any expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to be collected and properly destroyed by local law enforcement. If you still want to clean out your medicine cabinets and get rid of your expired or unwanted medicines, we have some tips on how to safely dispose of them.

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