Hints from Heloise

Dear Readers: Organizing your bathroom’s medicine cabinet should be done at least once a year. Keep your home medicines up to date and discard those that:

– have expired;

– have contents, such as capsules, that are discolored, smashed or cracked;

– are stuck together or have tablets that have become soft;

– show signs of deterioration, such as aspirin tablets that smell like vinegar;

– are in liquid form and have become separated;

– have lost their label, or the label has become illegible.

Once this has been done, arrange the remaining medications so the labels can be read easily, and keep them out of the reach of children. Never place any medications near insect repellent or mothballs. Both can emit vapors that could be absorbed by a medication. – Heloise