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PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL PROGRAM
City of Florence
Unused drugs kept in medicine cabinets, tossed in the garbage, or flushed down the toilet or drain can be serious threats to human and environmental health. Drugs of concern include controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs, as well as over-the-counter medications. Having a controlled location where these pharmaceuticals can be deposited for proper disposal would reduce avoidable poisoning of both children and adults; prevent intentional misuse of unwanted prescription drugs, especially by teenagers; and protect water quality, fish and other aquatic species.
To mitigate these problems, a pharmaceutical disposal program is in place in the City of Florence. A pharmaceutical disposal collection box, being similar to a mail deposit box, is located in the lobby of the Florence Justice Center under constant video surveillance. Members of our community can now drop off our outdated or unwanted medications in a disposal receptacle located inside the Florence Justice Center at 900 Greenwood Street in Florence.
Prescription medications, including medications classified by the FDA as controlled substances, over the counter medication and even pet medications may be disposed at the collection receptacle. You can bring in pills, liquids, patches, ointments and lotions. You can leave the medication in its original package or put it in a sealable plastic bag before bringing it to the collection receptacle. If you bring in a liquid medication, please put the bottle in a sealable plastic bag to avoid a spill or leakage. Should you want to leave your pharmaceuticals in their original prescriptive containers, you may do so however it is recommended that if people do not want any personal information disclosed, they must remove any personal information from containers.
Protect yourself! To deliver a controlled substance medication to the Justice Center for disposal, it is important that you are at the collection receptacle using the most direct route possible. Do not make stops along the way. Also the pharmaceutical disposal program cannot accept chemotherapy or radioactive medications, medications contained in aerosolized canisters, diabetic supplies such as syringes, needles, or other medical supplies for disposal.
For more information please contact Maurice Sanders, Chief of Police at the Florence Police Department at 541 997-3515 or PeaceHealth Siuslaw Region, Director of Pharmacy Dianna Pimlott at 541 997-8412.
Other resources available are the Oregon Pharmaceutical Take Back Stakeholder Group website at www.oracwa.org and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website on the potential environment impacts of pharmaceuticals at www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma
Unused drugs kept in medicine cabinets, tossed in the garbage, or flushed down the toilet or drain can be serious threats to human and environmental health. Drugs of concern include controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs, as well as over-the-counter medications. Having a controlled location where these pharmaceuticals can be deposited for proper disposal would reduce avoidable poisoning of both children and adults; prevent intentional misuse of unwanted prescription drugs, especially by teenagers; and protect water quality, fish and other aquatic species.
To mitigate these problems, a pharmaceutical disposal program is in place in the City of Florence. A pharmaceutical disposal collection box, being similar to a mail deposit box, is located in the lobby of the Florence Justice Center under constant video surveillance. Members of our community can now drop off our outdated or unwanted medications in a disposal receptacle located inside the Florence Justice Center at 900 Greenwood Street in Florence.
Prescription medications, including medications classified by the FDA as controlled substances, over the counter medication and even pet medications may be disposed at the collection receptacle. You can bring in pills, liquids, patches, ointments and lotions. You can leave the medication in its original package or put it in a sealable plastic bag before bringing it to the collection receptacle. If you bring in a liquid medication, please put the bottle in a sealable plastic bag to avoid a spill or leakage. Should you want to leave your pharmaceuticals in their original prescriptive containers, you may do so however it is recommended that if people do not want any personal information disclosed, they must remove any personal information from containers.
Protect yourself! To deliver a controlled substance medication to the Justice Center for disposal, it is important that you are at the collection receptacle using the most direct route possible. Do not make stops along the way. Also the pharmaceutical disposal program cannot accept chemotherapy or radioactive medications, medications contained in aerosolized canisters, diabetic supplies such as syringes, needles, or other medical supplies for disposal.
For more information please contact Maurice Sanders, Chief of Police at the Florence Police Department at 541 997-3515 or PeaceHealth Siuslaw Region, Director of Pharmacy Dianna Pimlott at 541 997-8412.
Other resources available are the Oregon Pharmaceutical Take Back Stakeholder Group website at www.oracwa.org and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website on the potential environment impacts of pharmaceuticals at www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma