by Laura Heuer
Expert Health Organizer Consultant
Prescription Drugs have been said to be the “new drug” on the street. So how do we dispose of unwanted prescription medication safely?
I did some searching and here is what I found. In my area there does not seem to be a place to take your medication. I called the pharmacy, the local doctors office and they said to put your old medication in the garbage. I still suggest contacting your local pharmacy and doctor offices and see if they would take your old medication so that it can be disposed of properly. But, if the answer is what I received “no” then here are some guidelines that I found.
1) Do not put your unwanted medicines in the waterway-down the toilet or sink.
2) I found two schools of thought on this, either take your pills out of the original container so no one will be able to identify that these are pills or keep the pills in the original container and use a permanent market to mark out your name and prescription number. The original container is for safety.
2) If your container contains pills, add water or soda to start dissolving the pills. If your container is liquid, add cat litter, saw dust or flour to make it inedible.
3) Tape the container closed with good tape. Duct tape or packing tape.
4) Put these bottles in another container that is not see through and tape this container closed as well.
5) Hide in the trash.
6) That should do it. There still seem to be a better way. If you have a wonderful solution please find a way to make it happen in your community.
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