Convenient Medicine Disposal & Secure Storage

What is a kiosk site?

A kiosk site is a pharmacy or law enforcement agency that has a kiosk where patients can dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired medicine from households. Be sure to check with each kiosk site to confirm if there are restrictions to what it collects.

What pharmaceutical products are collected at the kiosk sites?

Each kiosk site may vary in what it collects. The Locator provides a list of kiosk sites that publicly available information indicates are available to patients to dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired medicines from households. If you have questions about a kiosk site, including hours the kiosk site is open and what can be disposed of there, contact the kiosk site directly.

Whom should I call with a question about my medicine?

Please direct all questions about your medicine to your healthcare providers.

Should I remove my personal information before disposing of my medicine?

Yes. To protect your privacy, always remove personal information from your medicine’s containers and packaging before disposing of it.

Are there disposal options in the home?

If you cannot get to a kiosk site, visit the FDA site to learn more about how to dispose of medicine within the home.

Check out the Medication Disposal Q&A for more information, including how to properly dispose of needles and syringes.

Why is it important to dispose of medicine properly?

Proper management and disposal of drugs from households also combats drug abuse, drug diversion, and accidental ingestion and poisoning.

How is information on kiosk sites collected and verified?

PPSWG compiles and organizes the kiosk site information from publicly available sources for your convenience. We do our best to keep it up to date, but PPSWG does not guarantee the accuracy and does not endorse these kiosk sites. PPSWG denies any responsibility or liability for the kiosk sites listed, or for the processes they employ for collection, transportation, treatment or disposal of the medicines they collect.

Where can I find out more information on safe disposal of unwanted medicines?

Many government agencies provide information regarding safe storage of medicine. For example, please see the websites of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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