Returning Unwanted Medicines

As easy as 1,2,3,4

By returning out-of-date and unwanted medicines to your local pharmacy, we can make our home a safer place.
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Pharmacy Collection Procedure

PROTOCOL FOR PHARMACISTS

A RUM Project approved container (the container) with RUM Project approved lid, liner bag and liner seal, is delivered by the selected wholesaler to the participating pharmacy.

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Links

Council on the Ageing – COTA www.cota.org.au

Pharmacy Guild of Australia www.guild.org.au

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia www.psa.org.au

National Prescribing Service www.nps.org.au

Department of Health and Ageing www.health.gov.au/

Environmental Health Australia www.eh.org.au

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma/index.htm

World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for donations:

www.who.int/hac/techguidance/guidelines_for_drug_donations.pdf