On 8/9/2014 9:31 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 8/9/2014 8:03 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/9/2014 8:13 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-08-09 20:06, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I'm going to rearrange some things in my kitchen to better use my
>>>>> upper
>>>>> cabinets for things I don't use as much. I need a better way to store
>>>>> all of the medications and supplements I take because they take up a
>>>>> lot
>>>>> of space and if they aren't handy, I find I skip taking some of them.
>>>>>
>>>> One of those pill organizers might work well for you, Cheryl.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I appreciate the value of a pill organizer. I had to use one when I was
>>> taking a half dozen medications with various doses and frequency, but I
>>> think her issue was cupboard space. She is still going to need room for
>>> the medicine bottles.
>>>
>> True... but with an organizer they don't have to be stored in the
>> kitchen. I'm (hoping) guessing she might have a cabinet in the
>> bathroom, or at least a bathroom counter where the actual medicine
>> bottles could go.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Actually you have to be careful about storing meds in a bathroom. You
> need to make sure that the heat from a shower won't get too near the
> meds as it can spoil them. It's not a good idea to put them on an
> outside wall, either, especially in the summer. The counter is probably
> the worst place as they will be more exposed to temperature changes.
>
> My bathroom has a huge cabinet on an inside wall and away from the
> shower. It's actually behind the ceiling vent fan.
>
Thanks for the clarification, Janet. I don't take any prescription
medications but the pill organizer worked for my mother. She also
stored her pill bottles in the kitchen, but not above the stove. She
couldn't have reached them! I guess it depends on your kitchen layout.

Jill