Posts Tagged ‘Prescription Drugs’
Mark Your Calendars: Utah Take Back Day on Oct. 26th
October 23, 2019
Mark your calendars for Utah Take Back Day on Saturday, October 26th from 10AM to 2PM across the state.
Sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Take Back Day provides the opportunity to safely and anonymously dispose of unused and expired prescriptions. When unused prescriptions are left in the house, you can unintentionally become a dealer. Appropriate disposal of prescriptions prevents any misuse of these medications.
Find the closest disposal box to you here: http://utahtakeback.org/.
The following items can be returned:
- prescription medicines;
- over the counter medicines;
- vitamins;
- pet medication;
- medicated ointments and lotions;
- inhalers;
- liquid medicines in glass or leak-proof containers (up to 12 oz); and
- medicine samples.
The following items are not returnable:
- needles, lancets, or syringes;
- thermometers;
- aerosol cans;
- empty containers;
- bloody or infectious waste;
- personal care products (i.e. non-medicated shampoo);
- hydrogen peroxide; and
- business waste.
For advice on the safe disposal of these items, contact your pharmacist, local health department, or call 1-800-RECYCLE (1-800-732-9235).
Utah! Take back your unused drugs on April 27th
Friday, April 19, 2019
The Utah Attorney General’s office encourages Utahns to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Utah Take Back, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, provides the opportunity to dispose of unused prescriptions on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations statewide.
Find a take-back site near you at www.utahtakeback.org.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Additionally, eco-friendly reclamation bags donated at no cost to the state will be available for distribution from take-back locations.
The following items can be returned:
- prescription medicines;
- over the counter medicines;
- vitamins;
- pet medication;
- medicated ointments and lotions;
- inhalers;
- liquid medicines in glass or leak-proof containers (up to 12 oz); and
- medicine samples.
The following items are not returnable:
- needles, lancets, or syringes;
- thermometers;
- aerosol cans;
- empty containers;
- bloody or infectious waste;
- personal care products (i.e. non-medicated shampoo);
- hydrogen peroxide; and
- business waste.
For advice on the safe disposal of these items, contact your pharmacist, local health department, or call 1-800-RECYCLE (1-800-732-9235).
Get rid of unused/expired drugs this Saturday
The time has come once again.
Protect your loved ones by participating in Utah Take Back Day this Saturday, October 27th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Utah Take Back, a bi-annual event in April and October, is a day set aside to help this great state properly dispose of unused, expired, or unwanted prescriptions. Last April our local law enforcement partners collected 17,364 pounds of prescriptions drugs!
Utah Take Back Day is free of charge and anonymous. Collection sites are set-up throughout the entire state and this Saturday includes a site at the Capitol.
Find the site nearest to you here. The following items are returnable:
- Prescription medicines
- Over the counter medicines
- Vitamins, pet medicines
- Medicated ointments and lotions
- Inhalers
- Liquid medicines in glass or leak-proof containers (up to 12 ounces)
- Medicine samples
The Take Back service is provided through the partnership of the Attorney General’s Office, DEA, Department of Health, Department of Public Safety, Utah National Guard, and more.
Please share this with your friends! Your first step in solving Utah’s opioid crisis is to make sure you don’t become an accidental dealer.