FALLS CHURCH, Va. â While April 24 has officially been designated National Drug Take Back Day by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), pharmacists across the Military Health System in recent years have been stressing that every day is a drug take back day.
Thatâs because MHS pharmacies are outfitted with MedSafe medication disposal boxes, which can accept all pills, along with properly sealed powders, liquid medications and lotions, and dermal patches. MHS pharmacies also provide mail-in envelopes for medications.
âThe bins are right there when you walk into the pharmacy,â U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Thien Nguyen, a pharmacist with the Market Management Branch of Pharmacy Operations for the Defense Health Agency, said. âWe wanted to make sure that our beneficiaries knew that any time they were able to get through their medicine cabinets and put in their expired medications, or medications they donât use anymore, they can bring it in to us any
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters participated in the nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day this past Saturday, turning in more than 3.5 tons of unused, unwanted and expired medication at over 55 collection sites throughout the state. The 7,165 pounds of collected medication sets a record for Drug Take Back Day in Vermont, exceeding the previous record of 6,734 pounds collected in October 2019.
“As we continue to work to prevent substance misuse in Vermont, we know having unused prescriptions in the medicine cabinets at homes is a risk, which is why Drug Take Back Days and our ongoing collection efforts are so important,” said Governor Phil Scott. “I greatly appreciate the Vermonters who contributed to this successful collection day on Saturday – it will make a difference in our prevention work.”
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Broome County safely discards old, no longer needed prescriptions in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
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(WBNG) Expired prescription drugs are making their way out of old medicine cabinets and into safe disposal bags as a way to get old medications out of peoples homes if they no longer need them.
The Southern Tier participated in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and Broome County Police say the day helps to stop the once helpful medicine from getting misused.
Police say over 1,000 pounds of old medication has been collected within the last 6 months. It gets it off of the street, so there s no supply for a black market, said Broome County Police Officer Willard Andres.
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Fairfield Police Officer Kevin Anderson helps collect medication for the 20th Annual Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 25, 2021. (Susan Hiland/Daily Republic)
Police collect unused pills on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
FAIRFIELD Pills of all sizes and shapes came in plastic or paper bags Saturday for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
People in their vehicles arrived over the course of a short four hours in their respective towns to drop off the unwanted or expired prescription or over-the-counter medication.
Personnel from the Fairfield Police Department, Rio Vista Police Department and Dixon Police Department collected the bags and handed them to volunteers.