Prevention

Prescription medications should be used according to your doctor's and pharmacist's directions.

• Never take a medicine prescribed for someone else.
  
  
• To protect children from accidental drug overdose, all medications should be stored in containers with child-resistant caps. All medications should be out of sight and out of reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet.
  
  
• Take suicidal threats seriously.
  
  
• Never give or take medication in the dark.
  
  
• Always tell the doctor of any previous side effects or adverse reactions to medication as well as any new or unusual symptoms that occur.
  
  
• Never take more than the recommended or prescribed dose of a medication.
  
  
• Inform your doctor about all the medications you are taking. Be sure to mention over-the-counter medications.