According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the following are safety tips for you, your family and friends to prevent poisoning:

1. Follow directions on the label when you give or take medicines.  Read all warning labels.  Some medicines are not ok to take with alcohol.
2. Keep medications in their original bottles or containers.
3. Never share or sell your prescription drugs.
4. Keep opioid pain medications, such as methadone and oxycodone, in a safe place that can only be reached by people who take or give them.
5. Be careful when you dispose of drugs that can be abused, such as opioid pain medication and psychotherapeutic drugs.  Drug users may look in the trash for them.  Instead, ask your pharmacist if he or she can take back old or expired medicines as well as any that you don’t need (EPA 2006).

According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the following are safety tips for you, your family and friends to prevent poisoning:

1. Follow directions on the label when you give or take medicines.  Read all warning labels.  Some medicines are not ok to take with alcohol.
2. Keep medications in their original bottles or containers.
3. Never share or sell your prescription drugs.
4. Keep opioid pain medications, such as methadone and oxycodone, in a safe place that can only be reached by people who take or give them.
5. Be careful when you dispose of drugs that can be abused, such as opioid pain medication and psychotherapeutic drugs.  Drug users may look in the trash for them.  Instead, ask your pharmacist if he or she can take back old or expired medicines as well as any that you don’t need (EPA 2006).