Drug Disposal
Unused Drug Disposal
Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them?
Most drugs can be thrown in the household trash, but consumers should take certain precautions before tossing them out, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A few drugs should be flushed down the toilet. And a growing number of community-based “take-back” programs offer another safe disposal alternative.
The FDA has put together a website with valuable information on how to safely dispose of all those unused old prescription and OTC medications you may be holding onto.
