IN THE NEWS
As U.S Overdose Deaths Surge, Gatekeeper Calls for Better Medicine Storage
November 23, 2021 – PR Newswire
Gatekeeper Innovation Applauds OH for Drug Diversion Program in OH State Bill 110
September 23, 2021 – PR Newswire
Partnership HealthPlan of California to Cover Gatekeeper Innovation Prescription Locking Devices for Medi-Cal Members
September 2, 2021 – PR Newswire
Western Health Advantage Provides No-cost Safe Dispensing Devices From Gatekeeper Innovation To Battle Prescription Medication Misuse
August 12, 2021 – PR Newswire
Gatekeeper Innovation Named Awardee in Pill Protect QuickFire Challenge: Designing for Medication Safety at Safe Kids’ PrevCon
July 12, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Highlights for Poison Prevention Month 2020
January 2020 – Poison Prevention Newsletter
It’s “All Hands on Deck” as Innovative Communities Deploy Safer Locks to Fight Opioid Epidemic
April 29, 2019 – Digital Journal
Safer Lock Partners with Pharmacies to Meet California Requirement for Safe Medication Storage
December 13, 2018 – ABNewsWire
Gatekeeper Innovation and Imageware Systems Announce Powerful Partnership to Address Opioid Epidemic and Improve Patient Outcomes
December 6, 2018 – ABNewsWire
California Integrated Health Care Leader Raises the Bar on Prevention
May 16, 2018 – Digital Journal
U.S. Pain Foundation Highlights Safer Lock in Quarterly Magazine
May 3, 2018 – ABNewsWire
Safe Storage & Disposal of Medications
May 1, 2018 – Pain Pathways Magazine
Safer Lock Joins Opioid Crisis Experts at National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
April 2, 2018 – Fox 5 News
Safer Lock Collaborates With Neuropsychiatry Lab at Harvard/Mass General to Support Research
March 19, 2018 – Digital Journal
Locking Pill Bottles Could Dent Opioid Problem
March 15, 2018 – Herald and News
Gatekeeper Innovation Fighting Addiction with Flagship Product Safer Lock Locking Prescription Bottles at Cadcas National Leadership Forum in Washington DC
Februsary 6, 2018 – BBC Record London
City of Citrus Heights offers free Safer Locks to Protect Residents From Accidental Poisonings and Addiction
December 19, 2017 – ABNewswire
Safer Lock Announces Endorsement from the California Narcotic Officers’ Association
October 13, 2017 – PoliceOne.com
Sky-High Collaboration with Safer Lock Helps Protect Kids From Prescription Medication Abuse and Accidental Poisoning
September 14, 2017 – ABNewswire
Meet the Startup Addressing the Epidemic of Unauthorized Prescription Access
September 13, 2017 – StartupSac
A Proactive Step in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
August 1, 2017 – U.S. Pain Foundation
Innovative Partnership Strikes out Opioid Abuse and Hits a Home Run at Nations Ohio State Championship Tournament
June 2017 – Athletic Business
Man Creates Bottle Lock Due to Brother’s Opioid Addiction
February 23, 2017 – KCRA 3
Effectiveness of Prescription Bottle Lock Mechanisms When Dispensing Opioids to be Studied By Department of Defense
January 11, 2017 – Benzinga
Gatekeeper Innovation’s Safer Lock Locking Prescription Bottles Now Sold at Lowe’s
December 9, 2016 – BioPortfolio
Impact Global Venture Summit Highlights Sacramento Region Startups
November 17, 2016 – Startup Sac
Women + Social Good: Trailblazers Who Want to Help You!
November, 2016 – Women at the Frontier
Gatekeeper Innovation Gets Big Sales Partner With Rocklin Company
October 31, 2016 – Sacramento Business Journal
Meet This Year’s 40 Under 40 winners
October 14, 2016 – Sacramento Business Journal
Story of Safer Lock
July 28, 2016 – Radio MD
Showcase Alumni Gatekeeper Innovations Promotes CA Legislation to Help Keep Opioids Out of the Hands of Youth
April 2016 – Impact Venture Capital
Mariner Students Play Volleyball, Hear Message
February 2, 2016 – Cape Coral Daily Breeze
The Young Inventor Who Is a “Minder” of a Business of Her Own
December 15, 2015 – Smithsonian Magazine
Could a Lockable Pill Bottle Help Curb Addiction?
December 2, 2015 – CBS Show, The Doctors
Tech-Savvy Tiny Tots and Teens Need to Learn Wise Use of Drugs at Home
September 28, 2015 – Core Connectivity
Illinois Law Will Bring Lockable Pill Bottles, But Will They Work?
September 2, 2015 – Chicago Tribune
Illinois Lawmakers Approve Bill to Use Locking Devices on Prescription Drug Bottles
September, 2015 – Illinois Business Journal
Sacramento Pill Bottle Lock Company Stands to Benefit From New Law
August 28, 2015 – Sacramento Business Journal
Illinois Rolls Out Locking Devices on Select Prescription Medication
August 28, 2015 – NBC 5, Chicago
Locking Pill Bottles Gaining in Marketplace
January 10, 2015 – Sacramento Journal
Gatekeeper Innovation Launches Safer Lock Discount and Double-Donation Program
April 23, 2014 – MarketWatch
Maker of Locking Pill Bottle Finds a Buyer
March 12, 2014 – Sacramento Business Journal
Gatekeeper Innovation Announces Ground-Breaking Effort to Provide Complimentary Access to Safer Lock
March 12, 2014 – Business Wire
Sac State Student Invents Pill Bottle Locking Cap
April 26, 2012 – CBS Sacramento
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About
Safer Lock is a patented 4-digit combination locking cap that can be used on the Safer Lock bottle or on many other pharmaceutical vials. Safer Lock is designed to help protect children from accidental poisoning and prevent prescription medicine misuse.
Safer Lock, a “locking prescription closure” (LPC) device, is manufactured by Gatekeeper Innovation Inc., which is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Contact: For media inquiries, please contact Susan King at sking@saferlockrx.com
PRESS RELEASES
It’s “All Hands on Deck” as Innovative Communities Deploy Safer Locks to Fight Opioid Epidemic
April 29, 2019
Safer Lock Partners with Pharmacies to Meet California Requirement for Safe Medication Storage
December 13, 2018
Gatekeeper Innovation and Imageware Systems Announce Powerful Partnership to Address Opioid Epidemic and Improve Patient Outcomes
December 6, 2018
Safer Lock Joins Opioid Epidemic Experts At National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
April 2, 2018
City of Citrus Heights Offers Free Safer Locks to Protect Residents From Accidental Poisonings and Addiction
December 19, 2017
Powerful Partnership with Midwestern Baseball Families Hits Grand Slam via Program to Prevent Opioid Abuse
May 31, 2017
Safer Lock Locking Prescription Bottles Now Sold at Lowe’s
December 6, 2016
Safer Lock Launches National Tv Campaign To Raise Awareness About Risk Of Children Stealing Medication From Own Parents
October 18, 2016
Gatekeeper Innovation, Inc. Names Kim Box, President & COO
October 5, 2016
Safer Lock Locking Prescription Bottles Sold at Local Bed Bath & Beyond® Stores
September 28, 2016