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The Trash Is No Place for Expired Medication
According to Addison Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., BCM Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, the best method is incineration at a filtered city incinerator or through a medical facility's waste disposal system, which both typically involve a fee. A more practical solution for most people is thoroughly dissolving unused medicines in water and then washing them down the sink or flushing them down the commode. |
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When a good drug goes bad, it's important to get rid of it...correctly. Over-the-counter and prescription medications that have expired should not be thrown in the trash, where the curious—including children and pets—could be harmed. Those that do make it to the landfill could potentially leak and contaminate ground water.