Visiting family with eye drops

Pack the bottle in the bag you keep with you, not the suitcase that goes in the trunk or the hold, and give it a safe spot as soon as you arrive. Holiday visits break routines, so a little planning keeps your drops on schedule.

Keeping it in range

Guest rooms can be chilly and living rooms near the fire can be warm. Quell’s range is Store between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F), so a bedside drawer away from radiators and space heaters is usually the right spot. A windowsill isn’t.

Small children in the house

A bottle left on a nightstand or a bathroom counter is easy for a grandchild or a young cousin to find. The label asks you to keep it out of children’s reach, and adds: If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately. Keep it zipped in your bag or on a high shelf for the whole visit.

Keeping your routine

The directions are the same on vacation as at home: Apply 1 drop 3 times per day in each eye. Tying doses to meals helps when every day looks different, since holiday days still tend to have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Bring a spare

If you’re away more than a week or two, pack a sealed spare. Finding your usual drops in a strange town during the holidays isn’t always easy, and Quell is sold online, so you’d have to wait for a delivery.

Sharing a bottle

Don’t, even with family. Once a tip has touched one person’s eye it shouldn’t go near anyone else’s, which is part of why the label says: Do not touch tip of bottle to any surface to avoid contamination. More in traveling with eye drops.