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- Use drugs only when necessary.
- Only take drugs that your parent, your doctor or your dentist gives you. Do not take
drugs from strangers or friends.
- Always read and carefully follow the directions on the label or the drug information
sheet provided by the pharmacist.
- Always keep medicines in their original containers. Ask the pharmacist for a
child-proof lid if small children lie in the house.
- Do not take medicine in front of little children. They may think it is candy.
- Take unused or expired medicines to your pharmacist for disposal.
- Never share your medicines with anyone else.
- Never take different drugs at the same time, except on the advice of your doctor or
pharmacist.
- Never give or take medicines in the dark.
- Never take medicine from an unlabeled container. If you don’t know what it is,
throw it out.
- Check the label, including the expiry date, every time you use a medicine.
- If you forget to take your medication, do not double your next dose. Phone your
doctor or pharmacist for directions.
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