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Related: About this forumSo what are we to do with old meds and supplements these days?
I'm cleaning out the bathroom cupboards and finding all kinds of things that are expired or no longer prescribed or just unused.
I know we aren't supposed to flush.
But what?
Thanks in advance for advice.
eppur_se_muova
(37,358 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,906 posts)Has a prescription drop off box just inside the door.
Paper Roses
(7,504 posts)Do lot leave them in the RX bottle. (No ID) I took a load of my late husbands meds and RX's I had for me that I didn't even remember. Sometimes the back of the kitchen cabinet is not the place to put this out of date/use stuff.
mucifer
(24,796 posts)empty water bottle with kitty litter and add some water. Then put the cap on the water bottle and toss it.
That is what some hospices do.
DURHAM D
(32,835 posts)Deuxcents
(19,599 posts)Just dont flush them
Tetrachloride
(8,444 posts)If police or fire departments are not collecting, ask your library. edit: adding Walgreens
LoisB
(8,597 posts)drugs can be flushed and which should be taken back. Kaiser, Walgreen's, some Kroger's I saw in my zip code. Some doctors' offices also have drug bins and used syringe bins.
subterranean
(3,535 posts)Many pharmacies and healthcare facilities participate and have a drop box.
Check here for a location near you:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know/drug-disposal-drug-take-back-locations
badhair77
(4,592 posts)They also accept used prescription containers because they have a machine that will remove the label and sanitize them.
vanlassie
(5,899 posts)You can put up to 8 oz in one. When my dad and my uncle both died at 90 and 94 (on the same day) I eventually filled six of them. Dropped them at the post office.
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,436 posts)Grasswire2
(13,702 posts)I saw a locked drop box at Rite Aid, but I thought maybe it was for narcotics or something potentially dangerous. I'll ask around.