Click here to view the FDA Article on how to dispose of unused medicines.

How to Safely Dispose of Unused or Expired Medicine

• The best way to dispose of most types* of unused or expired medicines (both prescription and over the counter) is to drop off the medicine at a drug take back site, location, or program immediately.

• If you cannot get to a drug take back location promptly, or there is none near you, and your medicine is
  • on the FDA flush list, your next best option is to immediately flush these potentially dangerous medicines down the toilet.
  • not on the flush list, you should follow these instructions to discard the medicine in your trash at home.

*Check out the Medication Disposal Q&A for more information including how to dispose of needles and syringes.