Patients often ask how to dispose of unused or expired meds
April 2004
Patients often ask how to dispose of unused or expired meds.
Flushing meds down the sink or toilet is common...but bad for the environment. Sewage treatment plants weren't designed to remove drugs.
Throwing meds in the trash is also not a good idea. Other people or animals might get hold of them and the environment still suffers.
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