Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 In the UK, the bags, that the pharmacies I use, dispense their prescriptions in have the " Medicines Code " on them. This code says to return unused medicines to the pharmacy. I've seen posters in pharmacies and my GP's office stating the same. I think the key concern is someone else using your medicines (which you may have forgotten about). I've not had to return anything yet. Given how often these days I'm in a pharmacy I can't say I've seen anyone returning medicines... Adam > > I have never been told to bring any unused medicine back to the > pharmacy. > > > > In a message dated 11/5/2004 11:49:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > newlife_oct_2002@... writes: > >> I have another question for the group. Has anyone had their >> pharmacist >> tell them to bring the remain prescription med's back to the pharmacy >> for proper >> disposal? I was asked last night to bring the Cipro in when picking >> up my >> new prescription. She said they put them in a container and it gets >> picked up >> and disposed of. >> >> Marcia >> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 That's interesting, Adam. I didn't know that about prescriptions in the UK. I can't say I've ever paid much attention to the bags I get my prescriptions in. Next time, I'll look to see if there's anything like that. I do know that I've read something some time ago in the news about concern being expressed over prescription drugs being flushed down the toilet. I would think a lot of drug metabolites get flushed down with urine anyway though, and there's no way to stop that. Pierre Re: Unused prescriptions > > In the UK, the bags, that the pharmacies I use, dispense their > prescriptions in have the " Medicines Code " on them. This code says to > return unused medicines to the pharmacy. I've seen posters in > pharmacies and my GP's office stating the same. > > I think the key concern is someone else using your medicines (which you > may have forgotten about). > > I've not had to return anything yet. Given how often these days I'm in > a pharmacy I can't say I've seen anyone returning medicines... > > Adam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 How curious! It's all I can do to keep glass, plastics and paper recycled. I'd be a complete failure at returning drugs (not like we ever have any to return...). More seriously tho, does anyone have a good use for pill containers? I just pitched over a hundred of them - after diligently blacking out personal info from the labels... Cy Re: Unused prescriptions > > In the UK, the bags, that the pharmacies I use, dispense their > prescriptions in have the " Medicines Code " on them. This code says to > return unused medicines to the pharmacy. I've seen posters in > pharmacies and my GP's office stating the same. > > I think the key concern is someone else using your medicines (which you > may have forgotten about). > > I've not had to return anything yet. Given how often these days I'm in > a pharmacy I can't say I've seen anyone returning medicines... > > Adam > > > > > > > I have never been told to bring any unused medicine back to the > > pharmacy. > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/5/2004 11:49:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > newlife_oct_2002@... writes: > > > >> I have another question for the group. Has anyone had their > >> pharmacist > >> tell them to bring the remain prescription med's back to the pharmacy > >> for proper > >> disposal? I was asked last night to bring the Cipro in when picking > >> up my > >> new prescription. She said they put them in a container and it gets > >> picked up > >> and disposed of. > >> > >> Marcia > >> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 I can barely remember the last time I was given a pill container with loose pills/tablets. Probably Piriton tablets for hayfever when I was about 10 years old. All my medications, bar Maxepa, come in blister packs of 14 or 30 pills/tablets, in a box with a patient information leaflet. Adam > > How curious! It's all I can do to keep glass, plastics and paper > recycled. > I'd be a complete failure at returning drugs (not like we ever have > any to > return...). More seriously tho, does anyone have a good use for pill > containers? I just pitched over a hundred of them - after diligently > blacking out personal info from the labels... > > Cy > > Re: Unused prescriptions > > >> >> In the UK, the bags, that the pharmacies I use, dispense their >> prescriptions in have the " Medicines Code " on them. This code says to >> return unused medicines to the pharmacy. I've seen posters in >> pharmacies and my GP's office stating the same. >> >> I think the key concern is someone else using your medicines (which >> you >> may have forgotten about). >> >> I've not had to return anything yet. Given how often these days I'm >> in >> a pharmacy I can't say I've seen anyone returning medicines... >> >> Adam >> >> >> >>> >>> I have never been told to bring any unused medicine back to the >>> pharmacy. >>> >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 11/5/2004 11:49:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, >>> newlife_oct_2002@... writes: >>> >>>> I have another question for the group. Has anyone had their >>>> pharmacist >>>> tell them to bring the remain prescription med's back to the >>>> pharmacy >>>> for proper >>>> disposal? I was asked last night to bring the Cipro in when picking >>>> up my >>>> new prescription. She said they put them in a container and it gets >>>> picked up >>>> and disposed of. >>>> >>>> Marcia >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi Adam, I don't like those blister packs. It takes much longer to fill my weeks supply in my pill organizer. But it is a good idea to recycle them and the bottles. Cy, thanks for reminding us to block out our personal information first. In a message dated 11/6/2004 8:08:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, Adam White writes: > >I can barely remember the last time I was given a pill container with >loose pills/tablets. Probably Piriton tablets for hayfever when I was >about 10 years old. All my medications, bar Maxepa, come in blister >packs of 14 or 30 pills/tablets, in a box with a patient information >leaflet. > >Adam > > > >> >> How curious! It's all I can do to keep glass, plastics and paper >> recycled. >> I'd be a complete failure at returning drugs (not like we ever have >> any to >> return...). More seriously tho, does anyone have a good use for pill >> containers? I just pitched over a hundred of them - after diligently >> blacking out personal info from the labels... >> >> Cy >> >> Re: Unused prescriptions >> >> >>> >>> In the UK, the bags, that the pharmacies I use, dispense their >>> prescriptions in have the " Medicines Code " on them. This code says to >>> return unused medicines to the pharmacy. I've seen posters in >>> pharmacies and my GP's office stating the same. >>> >>> I think the key concern is someone else using your medicines (which >>> you >>> may have forgotten about). >>> >>> I've not had to return anything yet. Given how often these days I'm >>> in >>> a pharmacy I can't say I've seen anyone returning medicines... >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I have never been told to bring any unused medicine back to the >>>> pharmacy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> In a message dated 11/5/2004 11:49:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, >>>> newlife_oct_2002@... writes: >>>> >>>>> I have another question for the group. Has anyone had their >>>>> pharmacist >>>>> tell them to bring the remain prescription med's back to the >>>>> pharmacy >>>>> for proper >>>>> disposal? I was asked last night to bring the Cipro in when picking >>>>> up my >>>>> new prescription. She said they put them in a container and it gets >>>>> picked up >>>>> and disposed of. >>>>> >>>>> Marcia >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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