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Disposing of medicines- any pharmacists around?

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Sunnysausage · 18/01/2021 23:34

I have a bag of medication which definitely needs to be disposed of by the pharmacy (unused antibiotics, used sharps etc). Will take it in tomorrow, so I was looking through the bathroom cabinet to see if anything was out of date.
Do things like Gaviscon, cough linctus, asthma inhalers, ear drops etc need to go in, or can they be poured down the sink/put in the bin?? (I appreciate I am probably overthinking this...!)

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LaurieFairyCake · 18/01/2021 23:42

My local pharmacy is taking nothing - I was surprised at this as I had a sharps bin

The pharmacist said I had to take it to a special council point (shut, Covid)

CustardCreamm · 19/01/2021 08:46

Same as pp, pharmacy wouldn't take anything so had to arrange a collection from the council.

BigSkyLife · 26/01/2021 21:15

Check with your GP surgery. The pharmacy at our GP’d surgery was able to take sharps and medicines for me today.

cavemums · 26/01/2021 21:18

Our sharps have to be picked up via the council - you have to call and book the gp or pharmacy won't take them

HalfSizeMe · 27/01/2021 04:41

Don't pour them down the sink

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