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National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day - April 15th

Writer's picture: Kelby EdwardsKelby Edwards

National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day occurs annually on the third Friday in April. The goal is to raise awareness and rid homes of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications that may be in your residence.


Many leftover drugs found in medicine cabinets including, antidepressants, muscle-relaxers, opioids, sleep aids, ADHD, blood pressure, heart and even pet medications can contribute to dependence, overdoses and deaths.


 

How to Do It Right


How you dispose of your expired or unused medications is just as important as why. Environmental studies show that flushed medications flow into our water supply. They negatively impact the fish we eat and the water we drink. When discarded in the trash, medications leach into and contaminate the soil.


At-home drug disposal solutions offer a simple, convenient and effective way of disposing of unwanted medications. If you have large quantities of leftover medications or as a supplement to at-home drug disposal, you may also consider participating in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA’s) National Drug Takeback Day generally held in the spring and fall of each year.


 

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 30, 2022 – 10AM to 2PM


The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Search by zip code or city/state to find a collection site near you.


Here in Katy, our local Katy ISD Police Department accepts drug disposal. They are located at the Katy ISD Law Enforcement Center, 20370 Franz Rd. Katy Texas, 77449


 

How To Participate #CleanOutMedsDay

  • Take time during National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day to help remove your home of risks associated with leftover medications and do your part to help fight drug addiction.

  • Review your medications—as well as those of your pets—wherever you store them.

    • Medicine cabinet

    • Nightstand

    • Kitchen cabinets.

    • Pantries

    • Don't forget your pet medications!

  • Then easily and effectively dispose of any leftover or expired medications by using an at-home disposal solution like DisposeRx. (More than 50% of chain pharmacies stock DisposeRx packets behind the pharmacy counter, so ask your pharmacist for a packet.



 

National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day History


National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day was started in 2019 by DisposeRx to raise awareness of the risks associated with keeping leftover or expired prescription or over the counter medications in the home. Drug addiction, overdose, poisonings and deaths related to leftover medications are real and so is contamination of the environment from flushing medications or putting them in the trash. DisposeRx provides a safe, convenient and effective way to dispose of expired and unused medications.


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