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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
(36,258 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Has a prescription drop off box just inside the door.
Paper Roses
(7,473 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 Sometimes the back of the kitchen cabinet is not the place to put this out of date/use stuff.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
(23,525 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
(32,609 posts)Deuxcents
(16,178 posts)Just dont flush them
Tetrachloride
(7,833 posts)If police or fire departments are not collecting, ask your library. edit: adding Walgreens
LoisB
(7,200 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
(3,427 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
(4,216 posts)They also accept used prescription containers because they have a machine that will remove the label and sanitize them.
vanlassie
(5,668 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
(4,400 posts)Grasswire2
(13,565 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.