Disposal of Medication
At Santa Rosa Medical Center, we want our patients and our communities to be safe. This includes the safe disposal of damaged or unused medications. Below are some resources detailing the importance of safe disposal of medications and the laws governing such as well as the local facilities where you can take your unused medications to have them disposed of.
Food & Drug Administration - How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm101653.htm
Drug Enforcement Administration – Fact Sheet on the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010
https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/fact_sheets/disposal_public.pdf
Public Controlled Substance Disposal Locations:
USAF – Eglin AFB Satellite Pharmacy
Memorial Trail, Building 1758
Elgin Air Force Base, Fla. 32542
Walgreen Co.
6314 N. 9th Ave.
Pensacola, FL 32504
USAF – 1st Special Operations Medical Group – SGSMM
131 Howie Walters Rd., Building 91042
Hurlburt Field, FL 32544
Lee Drug Store
18530 Florida Street
Robertsdale, AL 36567