National Drug Take Back Day provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of prescription & over the counter drugs.
National Drug Take Back Day is this month — Saturday, April 30, 2022 – 10:00 AM till 2: 00 PM
Visit www.dea.gov to search for a location near you or call 1-800-882-0539 for a collection site near you.
Information about home disposal of over-the-counter and safe disposal of e-cigarette and vaping devices is here: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html
Specific information below is for Butler County for disposal of prescription drugs any time of the year.
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
24-hour drug drop boxes are available seven days a week in the lobby of these police departments, except for Miami University. NO syringes, lancets, liquids or inhalants.
City of Fairfield – 5230 Pleasant Avenue – 513-829-8201
Monroe – 601 S. Main Street – 513-539-9234
City of Oxford Police – 101 E. High Street – 513-524-5240
Miami University – 4945 Oxford Trenton Road, (M-F, 9 – 4:30) 513-529-2222
Walgreens 24 Hour Pharmacies
Middletown – 700 S. Breiel Blvd. Phone 513-425-8702
Tri-County – 385 Northland Blvd. Phone 513-825-6446
CVS 24 Hour Pharmacies
28 N. Brookwood Avenue, Hamilton – 513-863-8906
7217 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., West Chester – 513-759-3301
820 Breiel Blvd., Middletown – 513-424-4911
Meijer Stores now have in-store kiosks that are available during pharmacy hours to drop off your unused/expired prescription or over the counter medications.
Follow these FDA guidelines when disposing of unused medications
https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm101653.htm
Visit www.rxdrugdropbox.org for a full list of pharmaceutical collection points.