Old drugs

[k3am]

How long do you keep them for and how do you dispose of them? We have a Costo sized bottle of Advil that expired in November. Keep or toss? I'm pretty sure we also have expired Pepto, Malox (DH gets the shits a lot and always buys a new bottle "just in case"), cold medicine, etc.

Also, about 3 weeks after getting a prescription refilled, we switched DD to a different medication.. so now we've got this huge bottle of anti-seizure drugs (syrup) and not sure what to do with it. 

[ThinGoldLine]

In my county, I can take it to any of the sheriff offices and deposit it into the dedicated drop-box that's there solely for this purpose.

[ThinGoldLine]

Try contacting your pharmacy and ask about proper disposal in your area. That's the first place I would start.

[runnergirl812]

HA! I just looked this up the other day actually. www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/EnsuringSafeUseofMedicine/SafeDisposalofMedicines/ucm186187.htm

The FDA has a guidance document on it.

[bearfootz]

Darn, I was hoping you could hook me up with some unused xanax or something

[runnergirl812]

Jan 29, 2015 10:41:22 GMT -5 bearfootz said:

Darn, I was hoping you could hook me up with some unused xanax or something

Hey. Sppst... can I have 1 or 2?

[Deleted]

OMG is there really a YOLO County?

[k3am]

Yolo has been around forever. The # of people taking pictures of the Yolo sign and posting them to facebook only fairly recently skyrocketed.

[k3am]

Also.. expired Advil.. good or no?

[ssm]

k3am - IMO, it is still fine.

ETA - but I would be much more careful about the seizure meds or other more potentially dangerous meds.  i would probably take them to a special place or call somewhere about how to properly dispose of them. 

[bearfootz]

Jan 29, 2015 11:11:05 GMT -5 k3am said:

Also.. expired Advil.. good or no?

from november? I think it would be fine

[theseaword]

Ah crap. This is supposed to be an errand? I just chuck them.

[theseaword]

Someone talk me out of just chucking them. Environmental thing? i know I would put them in my car, never actually run this errand, and then get arrested as a drug dealer after a routine traffic stop finds my Market Basket bag o drugs.

[mollywobbles]

My husband's friend is a pharmacy major and I asked him a similar question before about advil type things. He said with pain medicine it will start to smell "off" and kind of vinegary when it's too old to work. I have no answer for the other stuff, sorry!

[lia1303]

The CVS by my house will accept old meds for disposal. Maybe call your local Pharmacy and see if they do disposal

[kimandhuck]

Jan 29, 2015 10:37:57 GMT -5 ThinGoldLine said:

In my county, I can take it to any of the sheriff offices and deposit it into the dedicated drop-box that's there solely for this purpose.

+1

[ChickenOnSunday]

We learned from the hospice nurses that you shouldn't flush old meds. Either bring them to a collection site or put them inside of a poopy diaper.

[SharkFarts]

I threw out a couple of medicines yesterday. Turns out my Zyrtec expired in 2012...but I still took some last night because I didn't have time to run to the store. It's fine to take them, they just aren't as potent.

[k3am]

I'm just.. lazy. And cheap.

I can't even remember to put my shit on the porch for an e-waste pickup, so actually hauling it somewhere to dispose is ridiculous. And I'm going to assume no one's going to come door to door for drug disposal. At least not anyone legit.

[theseaword]

k3am knows my lyfe.

[boozeplease]

I've always wondered too in regards to drugs.

I was shocked and amused when I moved to Solano County to find out that there was a Yolo County lol.