UPD and SOPPS host drug takeback Sidney Slon/Photography Editor The United Multicultural Pharmacists Association student chapter at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) will be hosting a drug take-back event in partnership with Binghamton’s New York State University Police on Thursday, April 29. Prescription, over-the-counter drugs will be accepted and properly disposed of April 28, 2021 On Thursday, April 29, Binghamton’s New York State University Police (UPD) and the United Multicultural Pharmacists Association (UMPA) student chapter at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) will be hosting a drug take-back event. At the event, volunteers will be collecting prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The medications must be in their original containers and may not be illegal or flammable, and medical equipment will not be accepted. Veterinary medications will also be accepted. This event aims to give people a place to dispose of their medications safely and easily. Yetrib Hathout, a professor and graduate director of pharmaceutical sciences and adviser for the UMPA, is one of the contributors organizing and running the event.