Medicine plays a key part in treating health issues, but once medications are no longer needed, people often forget to dispose of them properly. Most medicine can simply be thrown away, however others can be harmful – or even fatal – if they fall into the wrong hands. Children, pets and people intentionally seeking drugs can all be at risk if medicine is disposed of improperly. The FDA offers this advice for drug disposal: READ THE LABELMost potentially harmful medicines have detailed instructions for disposal printed on the label. While many can simply be flushed down the toilet, don’t flush…

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