Most families manage medications reactively. Someone gets sick, you rummage through the cabinet, hope what you need is there and hasn’t expired, and figure out the dose on the fly.  It works, until it doesn’t.… 

Most parents have had, or at least thought about having, the talk about alcohol and illegal drugs. But there’s a conversation happening far less often that arguably matters just as much right now: prescription drug… 

You don’t need a prescription to make a dangerous medication mistake. That’s the part most families don’t realize. Over-the-counter (OTC) medications feel safe. They’re on grocery store shelves, they don’t require a doctor’s visit, and… 

It’s a Tuesday afternoon. You’re in the kitchen making lunch. Your child is playing in the hallway.  And there on the floor fallen from a bag, dropped by a visitor, slipped from a pocket…is a…