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How to organize your medicine cabinet 

Has clutter taken over your medicine cabinet?  You can take control of this clutter in 45 minutes or less. Of course, how long it takes to declutter depends on how disorganized the cabinet is.  Use the suggestions below to help you take control of that energy draining medicine cabinet clutter.

• Set aside time for your project.  Perhaps a Saturday morning will work best for you.
• Dispose of any expired and unused medications including over-the-counter.  It is no longer safe to flush medication down the toilet because traces of some medications have been found in our water supply.  A couple of ways to dispose of medications are: remove medication(s) from bottle and mix thoroughly with an unpleasant tasting substance or ingredient such as coffee grounds. The unpleasant taste and odor will discourage animals or pets.  Put medication(s) in a bag and seal, then place medications in trash can as close to trash pick-up day as possible.    Don’t forget to remove the labels from prescription bottles. Another way to dispose of medication(s) is to call your local pharmacy.  Ask if   they offer a pharmaceutical take-back program- a program that allows you to bring in old expired medications to a designated site where they can safely dispose of it for you.
• Move un-expired medications to another location.  Keeping certain medications in moist areas it not good, therefore, you may want to store them in less moist area; an area out of the reach of children and pets.

• Toss cosmetics older than 6 months or any personal items that you have not used in years.

• Store any duplicate items under the sink or in a closet.  When selecting your storage area, think of child and pet safety.

• Dust and/or clean medicine cabinet.  Neatly arrange items.

Resources 

http://www.rxnoprescription.com/how-to-dispose-ofexpired-medications.html

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