Friday, April 19, 2019
The Utah Attorney General’s office encourages Utahns to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Utah Take Back, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, provides the opportunity to dispose of unused prescriptions on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations statewide.
Find a take-back site near you at www.utahtakeback.org.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Additionally, eco-friendly reclamation bags donated at no cost to the state will be available for distribution from take-back locations.
The following items can be returned:
- prescription medicines;
- over the counter medicines;
- vitamins;
- pet medication;
- medicated ointments and lotions;
- inhalers;
- liquid medicines in glass or leak-proof containers (up to 12 oz); and
- medicine samples.
The following items are not returnable:
- needles, lancets, or syringes;
- thermometers;
- aerosol cans;
- empty containers;
- bloody or infectious waste;
- personal care products (i.e. non-medicated shampoo);
- hydrogen peroxide; and
- business waste.
For advice on the safe disposal of these items, contact your pharmacist, local health department, or call 1-800-RECYCLE (1-800-732-9235).