Tips for proper disposal of medication
Many of our province’s community pharmacies will allow you to return pharmaceuticals for safe disposal.
Accepted:
Any of the following items that are unused, expired, in questionable condition, or missing labels
- All Prescription drugs
- Over-the-counter medications, oral dosage
- Natural health products, oral dosage
Not accepted
Please check with your pharmacist or household hazardous waste events for other products
- Sharps, needles or syringes
- Cosmetics
- Empty pill bottles
Household trash
If your medication does not have any specific disposal instructions and there are no available take-back community pharmacy near you, you can dispose of them in your household trash:
- Do not flush down the toilet.
- Remove or scratch off any personal information on the label.
- Do not crush tablets or capsules, instead mix your medications with an undesirable substance such as coffee grounds or cat litter. Place this mixture in a plastic, sealable bag or container.