Comments on: How Do YOU Dispose of Old Medication?

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:52:12 +0000

Just spoke to Walgreens Pharmacy and they have a Prepaid mail envelope that you can buy for $2.99 and put your old drugs in it, and mail them to a place who does dispose of them for you. It is worth the $2.99 for me. I am off to buy it and put it in the mail today!

By: SeattleJen

SeattleJen — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:46:28 +0000

I saw a billboard for a “National Take Back” event the other day that got me thinking about this. It is happening April 30, 2011. Here is the link to the DEA site (http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html) with more info, including collection sites. It looks like it is only for prescription drugs and it doesn’t mention what they do with them. Hopefully they have a good solution. They have to be more educated about this than me.

By: antianhydrous

antianhydrous — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:49:53 +0000

in the fire is a good way. the only way there is since there is so much out there now. purified through fire. He’s opened my eyes so I can see all around me.

If they are “unused” meds returm them to the hospital.

By: alice

alice — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:28 +0000

I think it is time for the medical community to figure this out for us. They sell the stuff to us–it is their responsibility to find a way for them to be disposed–At least I think so. I asked a nurse how they disposed of unused meds in the hospital and was told they flush them down the sink or toilet. Even they need to address this problem.

By: Shelly Kneupper Tucker

Shelly Kneupper Tucker — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:36 +0000

You are right that we don’t want them to get into the hands of teens. I should probably have called the city instead of trying their web site…but my sister got a pharmacy to take the ones she had. Let me know what you find.

By: Sue Brown

Sue Brown — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:53:33 +0000

Hi,
As I have been trying to track down the answer to this problem I thought I’d share. I just found out how to go about this. Contact your City/Town and ask their Hazardous Waste dept. if they dispose of expired meds. I have now found that the town of Flower Mound, TX does except them when they have a “Hazardous Waste Event.” Fort Worth, TX has a drive thru Environmental Collection Center! I am waiting for a call back from my town, I will update you when I find out just what they accept.

I hope this solves our problem. Besides the environment one of my big concerns is teens. You hear in the news all the time about kids selling prescription drugs at school. I want my expired meds to have no chance of getting into the water, kids hands, etc.

By: Thomma Lyn

Thomma Lyn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:25:48 +0000

I don’t know, either, but you’ve posed an excellent and important question.

And as to Vap-O-Rub, hubby and I still have the same jar we had when we got married. And we’ve been married for going on twelve years now.

Yup, it still works.

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I actually had some Vap-O-Rub that lost it’s magical power! I don’t think it was even 12 years old, but I must have left the lid loose or put it under the light. Of course, I only discovered it when I reeeeally needed Vap-O-Rub!