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In the News: Items Every Older Adult Should Keep in the Medicine Cabinet

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Read Commentary from AnewHealth’s Eric Lessard in U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News sheds light on considerations for older adults when checking and maintaining their medicine cabinets, including insight on pain relievers and medication storage. While medications are often found in a medicine cabinet, heat and humidity can impact their stability.

Eric Lessard, VP of Patient Experience Strategy notes, “In most homes, a cool, dry, secure location is a better choice unless a medication specifically requires refrigeration.”