Back in April I was prescribed two medications that we thought I needed to have, but then a few days after being at home, we realized I didn't need them. One is to stop itching from the pain meds (but I never did itch), and one is to help nausea. I only took one of the anti-nausea pills, and they tasted horrible, so I never took another one. For the itching pill, I just took it because everyone told me to, but I really didn't need it.
But yea, I have two full pill bottles. How do I dispose of them properly?
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What Do You Do With Old Medicine?
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, Sep 03 2009 01:26 PM
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Posted 03 September 2009 - 02:09 PM
Send 'em to the Dawg. He'll find 'em a good home. 
But if that doesn't appeal to you, take them to any pharmacy for disposal. (At least - that's how it works over here.)
But if that doesn't appeal to you, take them to any pharmacy for disposal. (At least - that's how it works over here.)
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Posted 03 September 2009 - 02:30 PM
Yip take em to the pharmacy - works the same here and in the USA too as far as I know 
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Posted 03 September 2009 - 03:32 PM
Meadowlarkmark, on Sep 3 2009, 03:35 PM, said:
I would dump or4 flush them I thought I was not going to use them again.
Does your local authority recycle waste water? Your way, you could end up taking the meds anyway, along with everyone else's.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 04:14 AM
Sell'em to college kids, they'll take anything.
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 09:31 AM
fatdave, on Sep 3 2009, 11:14 PM, said:
Sell'em to college kids, they'll take anything.
That a way Dave!! That's the mind of a real entrepreneur there!
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 06:58 PM
Any of the above,,, with the exception of flushing. Let the Pharmacist dispose of them along with the stuff he has that goes out of date,,, down HIS toilet,,,, at least then you will have a clear conscience.
Dave had a pretty good idea,,, they won't be barfing and scratching in class, the rest of the students will appreciate it.
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Dave had a pretty good idea,,, they won't be barfing and scratching in class, the rest of the students will appreciate it.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 07:38 PM
Pour pills into small buckets of quick drying cement; mixing well, make door stops out of them; oh paint them purdy colours so people don't stub their toes...that's kinda complicated aint it, pharmacist is prob best 
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Posted 17 September 2009 - 06:18 PM
Finish 'em off!!
Don't EVER let good drugs go to waste.
EVER!!!!
Don't EVER let good drugs go to waste.
EVER!!!!
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 04:45 PM
Don't mean to state the obvious but flushing meds isn't good for the environment.
Any pharmacy will take them, and if they don't know (which I doubt) then ask them who will.
Any pharmacy will take them, and if they don't know (which I doubt) then ask them who will.
Edited by Wicket, 14 October 2009 - 04:48 PM.
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