Bucks County Collecting Unused, Outdated Prescription Drugs

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day takes place on Saturday, October 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s Take Back event will feature 47 public collection sites located throughout the county. Simply drive up – or walk in – and drop off any unused, unneeded or expired medications for safe disposal.

In addition to prescription medications, the collection will be accepting over-the-counter and pet medications, vitamins, vaping products and more. Plus, select sites throughout the county will be collecting sharps and distributing Narcan. Visit https://tinyurl.com/takebackoctober2022 for site locations and what’s accepted.

Can't make it to Take Back Day? You can still safely dispose of your medications at one of the permanent collection boxes located at Bucks County police departments. Find a box near you: https://tinyurl.com/v3ece48u.

The following products may be dropped off during Take Back Day: Prescription and over-the-counter solid medications, i.e. tablets and capsules; liquid medications, inhalers, creams, ointments and nasal sprays; pet medications; and vaping devices, cartridges, pods and e-liquids (please remove batteries). Do not bring injectables, needles or illicit substances.

Why is Take Back Day important?

• When Pennsylvania youth were asked in a 2019 survey how they obtained prescription drugs they used without a doctor’s prescription, 42.9 percent said they “took them from a family member living in my home.”

• More than 50 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers get them from friends or relatives.

• Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are the most commonly misused substances by Americans 14 and older, after marijuana and alcohol.

• When drugs are flushed down the toilet, filters may not remove all of the chemicals.

Some of the items commonly accepted at permanent medication collection boxes include: prescription and over-the-counter medications, tablets, capsules, patches, creams, vitamins, pet medications, ointments and inhalers.

Visit one of the collection sites located in Bucks County to safely dispose unwanted, unused or expired meds.

Remember to remove any personal information from bottles before safely disposing them on Saturday, Oct. 28. Drive up and drop in your unneeded or unwanted medications at one of 47 sites. And bring your pet meds too.

Central And Upper Bucks Collection Sites

• BUCKINGHAM - Buckingham Township Building, 4613 Hughesian Dr., Buckingham 18912.
• BUCKINGHAM - Midway Fire Company, 3879 Durham Rd., Doylestown 18902.
• CENTRAL BUCKS - CVS Pharmacy, 160 South Main St., Doylestown 18901
• CENTRAL BUCKS - RITE Aid Pharmacy, 306 Town Center, New Britain 18901
• DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP - Doylestown Hospital*, 595 West State Street, Doylestown 18901
• DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP - Weis Market, 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown 18901
• DUBLIN BOROUGH - Dublin Fire Company, 194 North Main St., Dublin, 18917
• HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP - Hilltown Municipal Building*, 13 West Creamery Rd., Hilltown 18927
• NEW BRITAIN - New Britain Police Department*, 207 Park Ave., Chalfont 18914
• NEW BRITAIN - GIANT Food Store, 4275 County Line Rd., Chalfont 18914
• NEW HOPE BOROUGH - CVS Pharmacy, 302 West Bridge St., New Hope 18938
• PENNRIDGE REGIONAL - Police Department*, 200 Ridge Rd., Sellersville 18960
• PERKASIE BOROUGH - Perkasie Police Department*, 311 South 9th Street, Perkasie 18944
• PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP - CVS Pharmacy*, 4361 Swamp Rd., Doylestown 18902
• QUAKERTOWN BOROUGH - Quakertown Borough Hall*, 35 North 3rd St., Quakertown 18951
• QUAKERTOWN - St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus Main Entrance*, 3000 St. Luke’s Dr., Quakertown 18951
• RICHLAND TOWNSHIP - Richland Police Department*, 229 California Rd., Quakertown 18951
• SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP - Solebury Police Department, 3092 Sugan Rd., Solebury 18963
• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP - Springfield Elementary School, 1950 Route 212, Quakertown 18951
• TELFORD BOROUGH - Indian Valley Public Library*, 100 East Church Ave., Telford 18969
• TINICUM TOWNSHIP - Wehrung’s Home Center, 7711 Easton Rd., Ottsville 18942
• UPPER MAKEFIELD - Upper Makefield Police Department*, 1076 Eagle Rd., Newtown, 18940
• WARMINSTER - ShopRite*, 924 West Street Rd., Warminster 18974
• WARRINGTON - Warrington Township Building*, 2330 Lower Barness Rd., Warrington 18976
• WARWICK - Wawa*, 1937 York Rd., Jamison 18929

*Sharps collection and Narcan Drive-Thru Event at these sites only