Drug disposal

This is a drug disposal receptacle in the lobby of a hospital. Drug disposal is the discarding of drugs. Individuals commonly dispose of unused drugs that remain after the end of medical...

Drug Disposal: Drug Take-Back Options | FDA

Medicine take-back options are the best ways to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription and nonprescription (for example, over-the-counter) medicines. Before disposing of prescription medicines, be sure to scratch out all personal information on pill bottle labels and medicine packaging. All of your medicines dropped off at the take-back locations will be destroyed. There are generally several kinds of take-back options: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) periodically hosts ...

Drug Disposal: FDA’s Flush List for Certain Medicines | FDA

Drug Name, Examples of Products on the Flush List ; Any drug that contains the word “buprenorphine”, BELBUCA , BUAVAIL , BUTRANS , SUBOXONE , SUBUTEX , ZUBSOLV ; Any drug that contains the word “fentanyl”, ABSTRAL , ACTIQ , DURAGESIC , FENTORA , ONSOLIS ; Any drug that contains the word “hydrocodone” or “benzhydrocodone”, APADAZ , HYSINGLA ER , NORCO , REPREXAIN , VICODIN, VICODIN ES , VICODIN HP, VICOPROFEN , ZOHYDRO ER ; Any drug that contains the word “hydromorphone”, EXALGO ; Any drug that contains the word “meperidine”, DEMEROL ; Any drug that contains the word “methadone”, DOLOPHINE , METHADOSE ; Any drug that contains the word “morphine”, ARYMO ER , AVINZA , EMBEDA , KADIAN , MORPHABOND ER , MS CONTIN, ORAMORPH SR ; Any drug that contains the word “oxycodone”, CODOXY, COMBUNOX , OXADYDO (formerly OXECTA) , OXYCET, OXYCONTIN , PERCOCET , PERCODAN , ROXICET, ROXICODONE , ROXILOX, ROXYBOND , TARGINIQ ER , TROXYCA ER , TYLOX, XARTEMIS XR , XTAMPZA ER ; Any drug that contains the word “oxymorphone”, OPANA , OPANA ER ; Any drug that contains the word “tapentadol”, NUCYNTA , NUCYNTA ER ; Any drug that contains the term “sodium oxybate” or “sodium oxybates”, XYREM , XYWAV ; Diazepam rectal gel, DIASTAT , DIASTAT ACUDIAL ; Methylphenidate transdermal system, DAYTRANA

Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know | FDA

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Drug Disposal: Questions and Answers | FDA

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Drug Disposal: Dispose "Non-Flush List" Medicine in Trash | FDA

Mix medicines (liquid or pills; do not crush tablets or capsules) with an unappealing substance such as dirt, cat litter, or used coffee grounds; ; Place the mixture in a container such as a sealed plastic bag; ; Throw away the container in your trash at home; and ; Delete all personal information on the prescription label of empty medicine bottles or medicine packaging, then trash or recycle the empty bottle or packaging.

Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines | FDA

The best way to dispose of your expired, unwanted, or unused medicines is through a drug take back program. Or you can do it at home. Check the FDA flush list.

Safe Opioid Disposal - Remove the Risk Outreach Toolkit | FDA

Remove the Risk raises awareness of the dangers of keeping unused opioid pain medicines in the home and provides information about safe disposal of these drugs