Most of the times, we as adults can become a little careless when it comes to handling the things we need to be more careful with. We often consider that medicines only need to make it to the medicine storage boxes as long as we have kids at home. But this is not the only thing that should have us put all our prescription drugs in the lockable medicine box. If proper care is not taken when handling them, it can lead to some serious accident or misuse as well. So not only the kids, the medicines sometimes need to be handled carefully around the adults too who may possess somewhat of an erratic behavior.

Let’s take a deeper look at why we think you need to invest in a medicine pill box at home for storing all your medicines properly.

1.     Prescription drugs

We often take the painkillers we get as part of our prescription very lightly without knowing how addictive they can be in their nature. If the pain is not subsiding or is unbearable, the adult can start taking more and more of these drugs to achieve the same desired effect which can lead to drug addiction as well. Teenagers too can try these drugs just for the sake of fun and can get seriously harmed as a result of it. Having them locked away in the medicine storage box can keep them out of the reach of children, pets, and adults.

2.     Medical abuse is real

What surprises me is how most parents today would take their kids very lightly and refuse to believe that they too are capable of committing some wrong. Medicinal abuse is on a rise amongst the teens and pre-teens nowadays. To try on the effect all these medicines bring, they often end up consuming them in amounts higher than the ones that are safe for them. The brain of the teenagers is very susceptible to addiction and anything that they start this early on can stay with them for the whole life ahead. While you can’t seem to know everything that is going on in the kid’s head, the parents can certainly lock away the medicines in a safe medicine pill box.

3.     You have kids at home

We often times think that if we can somehow lock the caps very tightly we would make the kids stay away from them but this is not possible all the times especially when the kids become resilient. Having the medicines where they are within their easy reach will always keep you in a state of fear. Not being able to tell the wrong from the right, the children can, at any time, try the colorful looking pills and cause serious harm to themselves. Having medicine storage boxes can save you from regrets of a lifetime.

4.     You have elderly at home

This is even more important if you have some elderly at home since they are more likely to have prescription drugs at home due to their age factor. The grandparents purely out of convenience do not keep the drugs and keep them out on the table close to them. It is for this reason why over 100,000 children are rushed to emergencies each year after they accidently ingest medicines that are of their grandparents’.

5.     You have supplements

Multivitamins and nutrients are always considered lesser of the real culprits and maybe this is why we end up carrying them with us wherever we go. But it shouldn’t happen this way. The supplements need to make it to the medicine pill box just the way other prescriptions drugs do. This is because an overdose of these supplements can cause serious damage to our bodies and organs in particular. Not only does one have to be cautious when it comes to choosing the right supplements but also in keeping them away from the reach of people they are not intended for.

6.     It is good for traveling

When traveling, it is always better to carry along a first aid box with all the medicines that you and your loved ones might need on the way. It could be the usual prescription drugs along with some regular drugs you want to keep along for precautionary measures. Now, keeping them as they are can cause a huge clutter. It will become difficult for you to manage them and prevent them from spilling at the same time during lugging embarking and disembarking.  Having a lockable medicine box can ensure that you carry with all sorts of medicines that you might need in a safe manner. These boxes also are made with materials which absorb shock from the surroundings to keep the glass bottles safe. Moreover, you can always use the medicine box for a variety of other purposes too. While traveling it can be used to store something valuable as no one would expect to find anything of value with some drugs and medicines.

7.     You use medicinal cannabis

Medicinal cannabis is used to treat a variety of health issues but only if it’s used in moderate amounts. Since it can make a person feel high, the adults and teenagers can often end up experimenting with the otherwise medicinal drug. Not keeping it in the medicine storage box could also mean the children at home ingesting the pot and the marijuana edibles. It puts more responsibility on the shoulders of the adults to keep the cannabis products safe and away in the medicine box.

These are just some of the many reasons why we feel you need to be very cautious with the drugs you keep at home. One little mistake could mean regret of a lifetime. Every year many accidents and mishaps occur because we are not careful enough. Keeping all the prescriptions drugs secure and safe in the medicine pill box could prevent many such incidents from occurring. Be it from adults, toddlers, teenagers of kids in their pre-teens the lockable medicine boxes are worth having at homes.