As part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 26, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration will collect and dispose of unwanted prescription medications at Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center.
The collection will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center, 39400 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. Enter from Stevenson Boulevard at the southeast entrance of the hospital campus and follow the directional signs.
A number of Kaiser Permanente hospitals in the East Bay and Bay Area are participating in the free collection and disposal – including Oakland, Walnut Creek and Richmond. The effort is a partnership with the DEA and local police agencies. The Fremont event is being held in partnership with the Fremont Police Department.
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Medication that is improperly taken or abused is the leading cause of accidental poisoning, DEA officials said. And unused or expired medications that are thrown out with the trash or flushed can end up polluting the environment.
The Saturday collection is free, fast and easy, a responsible way to dispose of unused or expired medications for disposal.
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For more information about “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” or for a list of additional collection sites, please visit www.dea.gov. Information about medication safety is also available on the DEA website or at kp.org.
Last April, Americans turned in 371 tons (over 742,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at over 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners.
