This Saturday, April 30th, the Drug Enforcement Administration is conducting their 2nd National Medication Take-Back event from 10am – 2pm. You will be able to take any of your unwanted and expired medications, including narcotics, to participating law enforcement sites (see www.takebackyourmeds.com to search for participating sites) for disposal. These national take-back events are small but important steps in trying to reduce the misuse and potential abuse of medications. Continue reading ‘Medication disposal event this Saturday’
Author Archive for Shirley Reitz, Pharm.D., Associate Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services, Group Health Cooperative
I recently spoke about Group Health’s successful drug disposal program, to inform the DEA’s implementation of the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010. Although our program, up and running since 2006 in 25 pharmacies, has been successful, the new law would allow us to legally accept controlled substances, which under current regulations can only be brought to a local police station for disposal. Continue reading ‘Urging support for prescription drug take-back programs’
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