How to dispose of empty medicine bottles?

[PharmProfit]

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How does everyone dispose of empty medicine bottles?

Usually I know it’s just trash but I know some pharmacies recycle but I’ve also heard about Warfarin bottles being a P rated material.

So given all that, what’s the best way to dispose of empty medicine bottles?

 

[npage148]

The best way is according to your compliance officer. They have a best way for everything

 

[zelman]

Yeah, most of us are following corporate policy by putting things in certain bins. Someone else takes it from there. I couldn’t really tell you where they go. For a time CVS treated warfarin and phentermine bottles as hazardous waste, but then they made a new list that didn’t have phentermine on it anymore but did include other random drugs (mostly chemo).