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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 3:18 pm
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In response to news about the presence of pharmaceuticals
contaminating the water supply and teenage abuse of prescription
drugs, Eric’s Rx Shoppe, in Maple Glen, is now offering a new drug
take back program to help its patients safely dispose of medicines
that may be dangerous to others and to the environment.
“As members of the community, pharmacists are in a prime position to
ensure the safe and proper handling of medications, from dispensing
to disposal,” said Pharmacist Eric Abramowitz. “Unused or expired
medications pose risks to our families, communities, and the
environment. We welcome all in the community to come and talk to our
pharmacists about their prescriptions and how to store, use and
dispose of them properly.”
Patients of any pharmacy are invited to safely dispose of unused and
expired medications at Eric’s Rx Shoppe, free of charge by bringing
in the drugs in their original stock containers. The pharmacy will
work to return the prescriptions to their original manufacturer and
dispose of those that cannot be returned in an environmentally
friendly way.
The Office of National Drug Control has found that prescription drugs
are the drug of choice among 12- and 13-year olds, while a third of
all new abusers of prescription drugs were between the ages of 12 and
17. Though it may be argued that the presence of drugs in drinking
water is negligible, more and more consumers are disposing of unused
medicines by flushing them down the drain, adding pharmaceutical
pollution to our waters. In addition, medicines thrown in the trash
can end up in landfills if not first picked up by children, pets,
sanitation employees, or anyone who rummages through trash.
The National Community Pharmacists Association launched a new Protect
Your Pharmacy Now! Prescription Drug Disposal to help its members
create consumer drug disposal programs for medicines that may be
dangerous to others and to the environment.
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