Safety tips for managing prescription medicines

In addition to disposing old prescriptions properly at events such as the Oct. 26 Drug Take-Back,  the Manassas Police Department offers these safety tips for managing prescriptions:

• Don’t broadcast the types of medicine that are prescribed to you, and be open to the fact in some cases even a member of your family or an employee may be the one trying to steal your medication.

• Consider securing any narcotic medications such as oxycontin, vicodin or morphine in a locked or secure cabinet to reduce the possibility of theft.

• Consider using the same pharmacy to fill all your prescriptions.

• When seeing a new doctor or specialist, be sure to inform them of all the medicine that is currently prescribed to you and always remember - you are your best advocate.

• When storing your prescriptions at home, keep them in a cool, dry place where children, pets and visitors cannot access them.  Don’t store your medicine where guests can easily see them.