While medications are vital in treating different conditions and diseases, you must exercise care when taking them. Unused medications must be disposed of safely in order to prevent harm. The following resources offer critical information regarding the safe disposal of medicines.
Information on Safe Disposal of Medicines
- Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
- Medicine Disposal: Questions and Answers
- How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
- FDA Consumer Update
- DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative
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- Safe Disposal of Needles, Syringes, and Other ‘Sharps’
- Improperly Discarded ‘Sharps’ Can Be Dangerous
- How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
- FDA Consumer Update
- Safe Disposal of Medications and Sharps in the Home Setting (PDF – 1MB)
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