There has been a recent rise in the number of children being seen the Emergency Room for accidental poisoning. Children have been known to take prescription pills, thinking that they are candy. They come in such an array of pretty colors after all. One of the reasons that children find medications and take them inappropriately is the "Granny effect."
When grandparents come to visit they will naturally bring their medications. Often there will not be a particular place to store the medications out of the reach of children and the medications may be in a pill dispenser case and not in a child proof container. Older adults often receive their medications in non-child proof containers because child proof can also mean senior proof as well.
Remember to find a place for visiting grandparents to store their medications safely out of the reach of little hands.
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