06-14-2009, 07:59 AM
While flushing unwanted or expired medications down the toilet is common practice, Health Canada says this may harm the environment.
Here’s how to properly dispose of medications:
Today’s Health Tips
* Check to see if your pharmacy has a drug recycling programme.
* See if your municipality incinerates drugs. If so, take your unused medications to your municipality’s waste disposal depot.
* At least once a year, go through your medicine cabinet and remove prescription drugs that are old or that you no longer take. Dispose of them as suggested above
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=182917
Here’s how to properly dispose of medications:
Today’s Health Tips
* Check to see if your pharmacy has a drug recycling programme.
* See if your municipality incinerates drugs. If so, take your unused medications to your municipality’s waste disposal depot.
* At least once a year, go through your medicine cabinet and remove prescription drugs that are old or that you no longer take. Dispose of them as suggested above
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=182917