People dropped off expired or unused medications at sites outside of pharmacies, which the DEA collects to dispose of them.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Drug Enforcement Administration partnered with pharmacies in Montgomery for National Drug Take Back Day.
“The DEA will come through and take those medications and take them to an appropriate facility where they will dispose of them through incineration,” said Pharmacist Adam Harnden. Harnden emphasized it’s important that people go through their medicine cabinets twice a year to get rid of prescriptions, saying that the United States is “the largest contributor of a waste of medications.”
Pharmacy technician Roshundra Rouse said keeping unused medication leads to older people accidentally mixing up medications.The Centers for Disease ControlPharmacies are still collecting unused or expired medication after Drug Take Back Day.Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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