Do you have unwanted, unused or expired medications sitting in your medicine cabinet collecting dust? OSF St. Joseph Medical Center will offer you the opportunity to clean out your disregarded and forgotten medications at its annual “P2D2 Green Day Prescription Drug Disposal,” Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the grounds of the medical center.
The drop-off medication collection event offers a safe, convenient and environmentally friendly way to dispose of prescription, over-the-counter and veterinary medications, inhalers and mercury filled thermometers.
The personal name and address on the medications should be removed, but the name of the medication should be visible.
Items that will not be accepted at P2D2 include: illegal drugs, needles, syringes and biohazardous materials. A City of Bloomington police officer will be on the location to collect any controlled substances such as, Oxycontin and Vicodin.
Last year, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center safely disposed more than 400 pounds of unused or expired medications from the Bloomington-Normal community and more than 40 pounds of controlled substances were collected. Additionally, 15 to 20 pounds of unexpired medications and supplies collected were donated to the Community Health Care Clinic in Normal.
For more information about the P2D2 event, please call Christy Germanis, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center marketing specialist, at (309) 665-5749.
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