Patients often ask us, “What do I do with my expired/unneeded drugs?”  This is a toughie because most chain pharmacies will not take medications back -even just to dispose of them.

So, what do you do?  Flush it down the toilet?  Throw it in the trash?  Keep it in your medicine cabinet indefinitely?!  What to do, what to do…in comes Catie -she did a quick video for you all about disposal of meds (recorded at our local dog park)…

There you have it!  If you would like some more info about expired meds -please see Catie’s article Expired Medications.

Just a note -if you are purchasing a medication that is in a unit dose -meaning anything in its original container -be sure to check the expiration date on the container (before you leave the pharmacy).  This way you won’t get stuck with a short dated product!