LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – (PRESS RELEASE)
Spring Cleaning? Don’t Forget Your Medicine Cabinet!
TTUHSC to Host Lubbock’s Annual Spring Medication Cleanout™
As you tackle your closets and home for spring cleaning this year, pharmacy experts say don’t forget your medicine cabinet.
The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC), managed by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, along with the Texas Tech University Police Department, will host Lubbock’s annual Spring Medication Cleanout™ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 28 at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.
Ronnica Farrar, program manager for the Texas Panhandle Poison Center, said when old medications are left to collect dust, they become potential sources of poisoning to young children or may be accessed by teens experimenting with drugs. They also are a hazard to adults and elderly as they increase the risk of choosing the wrong bottle or taking medications that are no longer required.
“This Lubbock event will be our 99th Medication Cleanout™,” Farrar said. “The Medication Cleanout™ is a proactive approach to safeguard our communities by providing a free and convenient way for people to dispose of these medications in a legal and environmentally sound manner.”
Farrar encourages Lubbock and surrounding area residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and bring in any unused, expired or unnecessary medications or sharps for proper disposal. The program also provides disposal services for those who use syringes or sharps for allergy shots or insulin injections.
To date, more than 99,000 pounds of unneeded medicine and sharps have been disposed of properly through the TTUHSC Medication Cleanout™ program. A drive-thru, drop-off format will allow residents to dispose of their medications with the added convenience of not leaving their cars. Yard signs will be posted along Fourth Street to help drivers locate the drive-thru path. Medications should be in their original containers.
Because of environmental restrictions, only medications from households can be accepted. Loads of medications from clinics, pharmacies and other businesses are not allowed.
For more information about the Medication Cleanout™, call (806) 414-9495 or visit www.MedicationCleanout.com .
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