Rexall Pharma Plus: Spring-cleaning? Don't forget your medicine cabinet.

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You spruce up your house in the spring so why not do the same with your health by starting with a medicine cabinet clean up? Did you know that unused, expired or improperly stored medications stockpiled in our homes can be a major source of danger to our families and even our environment?
During the months of March and April, Rexall is encouraging customers to clean out their medicine cabinets by disposing of expired medications for free and offering a handy medicine disposal bag and checklist to help them keep only effective, useful medications in their household.

Tracey Phillips, Director, Pharmacy, Rexall explains, "Most of us don't realize the importance of looking through our medicine cabinets regularly to check for expired medications. Checking your medicine cabinet regularly helps you ensure all the contents are up-to-date and stored safely so the next time you're sick, your cold and flu medicine can really be effective!"

Here are some simple steps you can take to ensure you have safe and effective medications in your medicine cabinet:

• Store your medication in a large Tupperware container in a cool, dry place out of reach of children and pets.
• Don't throw your medication down the drain or in the garbage - take your unused or expired medications to your local Rexall family of pharmacies for environmentally safe disposal.
• Always fill your prescriptions at the same pharmacy. This will help minimize the risk of meds being taken in unsafe combinations.
• Keep medication in its original labeled container so you know what's in the bottle, its expiry date, and how to use it.
• The 5 most important items to have in your medicine cabinet are: assorted bandages, allergy relief medication; Rexall Allergy Relief, Acetaminophen, motion sickness, and anti-diarrheal medication.

When in doubt, speak to your Rexall pharmacist about the dos and don'ts of spring_cleaning your medicine cabinet, or visit www.rexall.ca/MedicineCabinet for more information. Happy cleaning!