At last, a home for unwanted drugs

It’s not environmentally safe to flush expired or unused medications down the toilet, so what’s a consumer to do? Few drugstores accept them for safe disposal.

Now, however, Leiter’s Pharmacy in San Jose is offering to do just that on a regular basis for anyone willing to come to its Park Avenue storefront.

Pharmacist Robyn Shalinsky said that while some other pharmacies offer one-day medication drop-offs, disposing of unneeded prescription drugs is a year-round challenge.

“It’s really a problem that’s ongoing,” Shalinsky said. “People just don’t want this stuff around.”

Full article on San Jose Mercury News website

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