Medication Cabinet Clean-Out Day nets half ton of unwanted medicines

Medication Cabinet Clean-Out Day nets half ton of unwanted medicines

person in car turning in bag of expired medications on medication take-back day
At the October Medication Cabinet Clean-Out Day, 1,000 pounds of expired or unwanted medications was collected for proper disposal.
November 22, 2011
person in car turning in bag of expired medications on medication take-back day
At the October Medication Cabinet Clean-Out Day, 1,000 pounds of expired or unwanted medications was collected for proper disposal.

Unwanted or expired medications cause thousands of accidental poisonings each year and show up in municipal water supplies.

Christiana Care sponsored another Medication Cabinet Clean-Out Day Oct. 29, collecting 1,000 pounds of expired prescriptions and other unneeded drugs and medical materials.

Last held April 30, the event encourages neighbors to bring in pharmaceuticals, inhalers, over-the-counter pills, vitamins, pet medicines and liquid medications. The collectors’ only request was that items be kept in their original containers.

Other sponsors are Drug Enforcement Administration and the Delaware State Police.

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