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💊 You can also drop off your medications at the 🚔 Thousand Oaks Police Department or 🚓 Simi Valley Police Department. Otherwise, the next closest location is in Los Angeles.
🔗 For more details, visit the DEA’s official site:

www.dea.gov/takebackday

#MedicationDisposal #DrugTakeBack

Connecticut Department of Public Health panel schedules fact-finding after nurse testifies in medication-disposal case A Department of Public Health panel heard testimony from registered nurse Delia Sienna and Department attorneys on Oct. 15 about allegations she failed to secure and properly dispose of multiple patients' medications. The panel scheduled a separate fact-finding session for Oct. 24 to review evidence and decide whether the department met its burden;

A Connecticut nurse faces serious allegations of mishandling patient medications and breaching confidentiality, with a crucial fact-finding meeting set for October 24 to determine her fate.

Get the details!

#CT #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #HealthcareRegulation #MedicationDisposal

🎉 We are delighted to announce that “The knowledge, attitude, and practice of the public regarding household pharmaceutical waste disposal: a systematic review (2013–2023)” has been chosen as the #IJPP Paper of the Year 2024!

🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/ijpp...

#MedicationDisposal

A graphic with solid cream-colored background and a large blue medication disposal collection box at right. An orange and a blue pill are above the blue collection box with a yellow arrow pointing to the box. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Great Chicago (MWRD) logo is at top center of the graphic. Large text inside a white message bubble reads: “Think inside the box. Never flush medications down the toilet or a drain. Instead, use one of our safe collection sites.” On the lower left, black text reads: “Visit MWRD.org for a listing of sites throughout Cook County.” The logos of MWRD social media channels are shown below.

💊 Safe drug disposal means safe water. Do your part by using one of our medication disposal collection boxes located throughout Cook County.

📍Learn more and find MWRD collection boxes and times:
🔗 mwrd.org/community-action/medication-disposal

#MWRD 🌊 #ProtectOurWater 💙 #MedicationDisposal 💊

To my American friends, I’ve got a box of unused Copaxone prefilled syringes that I need to get rid of due to being allergic to it.

The pharmacy won’t take them, and all the med drop boxes I’ve found say no liquids or sharps.

Any ideas on how to safely dispose of them?

#MS #MedicationDisposal