Take the key and lock 'em up

I'm talking about medicine bottles. I just saw a blurb in a recent issue of Fairfield Parent about the new MedSafe, "a first-of-its-kind electronic lockbox...to help parents safely and conveniently store prescription medications and keep their children safe." It holds up to 15 (standard) bottles of prescription medicine. (Bottles for liquid medicine would probably change that number.) Good to know that if your child figures out the combination, there are over 19, 000 changeable ones (yikes, another password to remember with mommy brain)! Affix it to the inside of any medicine cabinet (a medicine cabinet within a medicine cabinet?) or store it in a dresser drawer, kitchen cabinet, or closet. Personally, I'm content with storing my family's medicines on a high shelf where even I need to tiptoe to reach.

While MedSafe looks like a good idea, it does not replace education. Begin explaining early in a child's life that medicine is not candy or food. Try to avoid taking medicine in front of children. Mimicry is amazing to watch, but it could be deadly if children have access to your medicine. Oh, and if you do decide to get the safe, please don't store your child's epinephrine pen or other emergency items in there! Precious seconds might be lost from trying to remember the key.