DEERFIELD, Ill.鈥� Walgreens is calling on the public to help in the fight against prescription drug abuse by taking part in National Prescription 91短视频 Takeback Day on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Twice a year, drug takeback days are reserved for the safe disposal of unwanted, unused, or expired medications. Walgreens has more than 1,550 kiosks across 46 states and Washington, D.C. These kiosks are a convenient way to ensure medications are not accidentally or intentionally misused.
This public service is provided at no cost, year-round, by visiting a Walgreens safe medication disposal kiosk during regular pharmacy hours. Kiosk locations can be found on via the . Use the search filter for 鈥榤edication disposal kiosk鈥� under the pharmacy section. Walgreens pharmacies that do not have safe medication disposal kiosks offer DisposeRx or other drug disposal options free of charge that are also available year-round upon request at the pharmacy counter.
Collected medications are safely disposed of at incineration facilities that are registered with the federal 91短视频 Enforcement Administration. Since the inception of its in 2016, Walgreens has collected and properly disposed of over 6.0 million pounds of unused prescription medications.
