TB tips: storing your medication
* There are ways of storing your medication other than just leaving them in their bottles in a carrier bag. Using containers such as a "dosett" box or "medimax" to store a day's supply of drugs allows you to see if you have taken the drugs.
* If you want to store or keep your medicines in a container or pack other than the one the pharmacist has supplied, always check it is okay to use boxes such as those mentioned above. Some drugs need to be stored away separately otherwise they may lose their potency. If you do take your medicines out of the pharmacy container and put the with other pills, it is best that you only do this with one day's supply.
* If you can't get the boxes, try sputum sample containers. Write the days of the week on them, indicating whether this is your morning or evening dose. They can easily be carried around in a handbag or pocket. If you don't want them to rattle, just stuff some cotton wool in the pot with the pills.
