The Problem With the Drawer Under the Stairs
A 2019 survey by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association found that nearly 68% of urban Indian households store at least one expired medicine, and most families don't know it. The first aid kit isn't the problem. The audit habit is. Medicines degrade. Antiseptics lose potency. Bandages absorb moisture and stop adhering cleanly. Keeping an outdated kit is worse than keeping a small, accurate one, because it creates false confidence at exactly the moment you need real help.
