I have a small orange bottle in my bathroom cabinet with a couple painkillers leftover from the meter I got my wiseness tooth out a few age ago . They ’re right smart out of escort . I should toss ’em . BUT HOW ? ? According to the FDA , flushing is a no - no ; proper protocol is mixing them with pool bedding before bulge them up and throwing them out .
Well , actually , the delegacy recommends kitty bedding , coffee tree grounds , or any “ undesirable substance . ” That seems … weird . Right ? For a second I ( very foolishly ) thought — whoa , do those somehow neutralise the medicine ’s effect ? Duh . No ( idiot ) . But it will potentially put off kids and pets and anyone scrounging through your garbage looking for kickshaw .
I inhabit pretty contraceptive pill free , which is why I ’ve probably never even think about what to do with old drugs before . But theFDA ’s guidelinesfor disposal of unused Master of Education is deserving a look if you ’re a pharmacy even but ( somehow ) always end up with extras and are n’t into any sort of disgraceful market place shenanigans .
For those iffy on the particulars , there are actually no - doubt - askedtake - backdays . Last November ’s twenty-four hours net a staggering647,211 poundsof expired and unwanted medication . Now we ’re just leave to question where those 324 long ton of contraband end up after that . The next Take - Back day isApril 26th . [ Everyday Health ]
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