We doctors are always careful to tell parents to use the correct dosage when giving medicine to children. This helps ensure that the medicine will be effective and safe. A part of medicine safety that we don’t often talk about, but is just as important, is how to properly store medicines in the home. While there’s no such thing as a completely childproof home and medicine cabinet, there are many steps you can take to help keep your children from finding medicines and accidentally ingesting them.
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Childproofing Your Home and Medicine Cabinet
Tricia Jean (TJ) Gold, M.D.
Pediatrician
Dr. TJ Gold is a pediatrician in private practice at Tribeca Pediatrics in New York City, NY. As a pediatrician and a mother, she has devoted her life to keeping children safe and healthy.
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