Medications Resources

Missouri Resources

Got Leftover Medicine? A Resource for Missouri Fact Sheet
How To Dispose of Sharps & Medication Guide
Analysis of Educational Messaging on Pharmaceutical Disposal in Missouri
Fact Sheet on Missouri Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals Take-Back Locations in Missouri – Map

Spring cleaning isn’t just for your closets—your medicine cabinet needs attention too! Expired and unused medications should never be tossed in the trash or flushed. Choose safe disposal instead. #MOSafeDisposal #SpringCleaning

Flushing medications doesn’t make them disappear—it contaminates drinking water and harms the environment. Keep Missouri’s water clean by safely disposing of medications at a take-back site. the wrong places—dispose of them safely. #MOSafeDisposal #SafeMedsDisposal

Flushed medications can end up in Missouri’s rivers and lakes. Let’s keep our water clean by choosing safe disposal. #MOSafeDisposal #ProtectOurWater

Some things just aren’t meant to last. Holding onto expired meds can be risky—clean out your cabinet and take them to a safe disposal site today. #MOSafeDisposal #MedicationDisposal

Missouri is the Show-Me State—let’s lead by example! Safe disposal of meds and sharps protects our communities, pets, and environment. Don’t toss them in the trash or recycling—use a designated disposal site instead. #MOSafeDisposal #MedsDisposal

Throwing medications in the trash isn’t safe—they can harm people, pets, and the environment. Let’s do better this spring. Use designated take-back programs for proper disposal.  #MOSafeDisposal, #DisposeResponsibly, #KeepMissouriSafe

“Fish Don’t Want Your Meds,” a campaign from the Product Stewardship Institute + the Missouri Product Stewardship Council, educates consumers in that state about responsible medication disposal. www.missouripsc.org/medications/ #MOSaferDisposal 

Flushed medications can harm aquatic species — and putting meds in the trash increases their risk of being abused. A campaign in Missouri aims to educate consumers about responsible disposal. www.missouripsc.org/medications/ #MOSaferDisposal 

Missouri’s “Fish Don’t Want Your Meds” campaign is part of a growing movement to develop statewide medications take-back programs, partially in response to the opioid epidemic: Statistics show that seven out of 10 people who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from friends or family – and often from home medicine cabinets. www.missouripsc.org/medications/ #MOSaferDisposal

Seven out of 10 people who abuse prescription drugs get them from friends or family — often from home medicine cabinets. Does that make you want to flush your unused medications down the toilet? Stop! Flushed meds can pollute drinking water. A new campaign in Missouri aims to educate consumers about responsible disposal. www.missouripsc.org/medications/ #MOSaferDisposal 

Medications are a top source of accidental poisoning for children. Does that make you want to flush your unused medications down the toilet? Stop! Flushed meds are responsible for 2,300 tons of hazardous waste each year. A new campaign in Missouri aims to educate consumers about responsible disposal. www.missouripsc.org/medications/ #MOSaferDisposal