Please be careful about accidental ingestion and accidental ingestion of elderly people!

Please be careful about accidental ingestion and accidental ingestion of elderly people!

To date, the Consumer Affairs Agency has received 165 information on accidental ingestion and accidental ingestion of elderly people aged 65 and over, including PTP packaging sheets (* 1), partial dentures, bleaching agents, and desiccants. There are many accidents in which accidental ingestion or accidental eating.
Elderly people are likely to increase the risk of accidental ingestion and accidental eating due to deterioration of physical functions such as sight and taste, judgment, dementia, etc. In order to prevent accidents, in families with the elderly, be aware of the following points on a daily basis.

PTP packaging sheet of one medicine shall not be separated into one tablet at a time.
2 Store food and medicine and other items separately.
3 Do not transfer anything other than food to food containers.
4 Do not place unnecessary or dangerous items within the reach of people with dementia.

（※１） “PTP Packaging Sheet” is an abbreviation of “Press Through Package,” which means pharmaceuticals, etc. are packaged separately with thin sheets such as aluminum and one tablet.

• Please be careful about accidental ingestion and accidental ingestion of elderly people! (Consumer Affairs Agency HP) (PDF: 200KB)