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Pharmacy take-back programs good for environment


Sunday, July 29, 2007

by State Sen. Joe Simitian

How do you dispose of your leftover or expired medications?

Do you flush them down the toilet or throw them in the trash? Do you leave them in your medicine cabinet until you move?

If you’re like most Californians, you only think about your prescription drugs when you need them, not when you’re done with them and you need to get rid of them.

Getting rid of used medications may be harder than you think.

Full Op-ed on Santa Cruz Sentinel website