safemedication
nounUK /ˌseɪfˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˌseɪfˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Medicine that is used in a way that keeps people safe.
The nurse talked about safemedication so the children would not take pills by themselves.
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2. The practice of storing and handling medicines so they cannot cause harm.
Safemedication means keeping pills locked away from young children.
3. A set of rules that help people take the right amount of medicine at the right time.
The clinic posted a safemedication chart next to the medicine cabinet.
4. A program that teaches people how to avoid mistakes with their medicines.
Our school joined a safemedication program to learn about reading labels.