Walgreens Implements Safe Drug Disposal Options for Customers in All of Its Pharmacies
June 24 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Walgreens today announced it has delivered on the expansion of
its safe drug disposal program announced last fall to provide
year-round drug disposal options in all of its pharmacies
nationwide, at no cost to customers. To complement its existing
national effort to make the disposal of unwanted medications safer,
easier and more convenient, all Walgreens pharmacies that do not
currently offer a safe medication disposal kiosk now offer
DisposeRx packets or other drug disposal options*, available upon
request for customers to safely discard their unwanted medications
at home.
“We recognize the need to provide solutions to dispose of
unwanted medications that meet the preferences of all our
customers. By combining the availability of a take home drug
disposal option with our existing safe medication disposal kiosks,
78 percent of Americans now live within 5 miles of a drug disposal
option conveniently available in every Walgreens pharmacy,” said
Lisa Badgley, Walgreens senior vice president of pharmacy and
retail operations. “We are proud to be the first retail pharmacy to
make Drug Take Back Day available every day in our stores."
DisposeRx packets, according to the manufacturer, contain a
blend of proprietary solidifying materials that provide a
site-of-use solution for the disposal of medication. When water and
the DisposeRx powder are added to unwanted medications in the
prescription vial and shaken, the drugs are rendered unavailable
and unusable, allowing for the safe disposal at home.
DisposeRx packets are the most recent addition to Walgreens
ongoing and comprehensive effort to combat the opioid epidemic.
Walgreens offers safe medication disposal kiosks in 1400 of its
pharmacies across 46 states and Washington, D.C., which have
collected and led to the safe disposal of more than 1.2 million
pounds of unwanted prescriptions, including controlled substances
and other medications.
Both resources make the disposal of medications easier and more
convenient, while helping to reduce the misuse of medications and
the rise in overdose deaths.
The company has also expanded its use of secure time delay safes
in more than 6,500 of its pharmacies across 42 states and
Washington, D.C. designed to prevent diversion of controlled
substances by averting the accessibility of narcotic medications by
unauthorized individuals.
Walgreens also stocks naloxone in all of its pharmacies and is
able to dispense the medication without requiring a prescription in
48 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
To learn more of Walgreens efforts visit
Walgreens.com/combatdrugabuse.
*Walgreens pharmacies in Iowa and Nebraska without safe
medication disposal kiosks offer alternative drug disposal options
available upon request in the pharmacy at no cost.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global
pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. Approximately 8
million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online each
day, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice. As of August 31, 2018, Walgreens
operates 9,560 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
along with its omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Approximately
400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider
retail clinic services.
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