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you always read the labels on your over-the-counter and prescription medications and take them ing to directions you take care to store them up and away and out of sight of young children to avoid accidental poisoning and keep them out of the hands of those who might abuse them what you might not know is how important it is to also safely dispose of medications that are expired or that you no longer want you should never take medications that have expired or are damaged in some way because they may no longer work and can even be harmful but what does safe disposal mean more than 40% of medications sold are believed to end up unused so you're not the only one wondering what to do this film walks you through how to dispose of your medications in a way that's safe for your loved ones prevents abuse and is friendly to the environment first make sure you're not getting more medication than you need check with a healthc care professional before filling a prescription if you think you're getting more doses than you need if you get prescription medications from an online or mail order pharmacy periodically check your automatic refills if you don't stay on top of them you could be paying for unneeded medications that could start to pile up when you're ready to get rid of unwanted medications you can usually dispose of them at home in three simple simp Le steps but first check the label and package inserts to see if there are any specific disposal instructions there are few medications that you should flush because they can be harmful even in just one dose flushing gets rid of them quickly and reduces the danger of unintentional misuse or abuse certain adhesive pain patches that deliver medication through the skin are a good example they are strong enough to cause breathing problems and even death in infants young children and pet even used patches have enough remaining medication to do harm you may be wondering if it's okay for the environment if you flush your medications scientists continue to study this but most of the medications found in the environment get there from people taking them and naturally passing them through their bodies however to be on the safe side never flush a medication unless the direction specifically tell you to do so also certain types of medication like inhale ERS needles or aerosols may have specific disposal instructions if you don't want to dispose of your medications at home and there are no Specific Instructions you can dispose of medications at local takeback programs through the DEA or your local Community Pharmacy or law enforcement agency takeback days call your city to see what's available near you look for events in September when the DEA usually hosts a National Prescription Drug takeback day and go to .dea.gov to learn more if no takeback program is available the simplest way to dispose of all over-the-counter medications and most prescription medications is to throw them in the trash at home following these...