Lower Bucks County Collecting Unused, Outdated Prescription Drugs

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Twenty sites in Lower Bucks County will be among the participants in the DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the following products may be dropped off: Unused, unneeded, and expired 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 or illicit substances.

Some sites will also be accepting sharps (syringes, needles, lancets, etc.).

Since its inception in 2010, Take Back Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country.

The DEA has registered a record number of authorized collectors – pharmacies and medical facilities – to collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs year-round.

Since April 2017, the DEA increased the number of authorized collectors from more than 2,200 to 15,000.

Drug Take Back Day is aimed at removing opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft, or abuse by family members and visitors, including children and teens.

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 of unwanted, unused, or expired meds.

Remember to remove any personal information from bottles before safely disposing of 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.

The locations include:

• Bensalem —GIANT Food Store*, 2721 Street Rd., Bensalem 19020.
• Bristol Borough —Bristol Borough Hall*, 250 Pond Street, Bristol 19007.
• Bristol Township —Lower Bucks Hospital Main Lobby Entrance, 501 Bath Rd., Bristol 19007.
• Bristol Township —Bucks County Technical High School*, 610 Wistar Rd., Fairless Hills 19030.
• Bristol Township —Levittown Branch of the Bucks County Free Library*, 7311 New Falls Road, Levittown.
• Bristol Township —Bristol Township Municipal Building*, 2501 Bath Rd., Bristol 19020.
• Falls Township —Pennsbury High School*, 705 Hood Boulevard, Fairless Hills 19030.
• Hulmeville Borough —William Penn Fire Company*, 123 Main St., Hulmeville 19047.
• Langhorne Borough —Langhorne Borough Police Department*, 114 East Maple Ave., Langhorne 19047.
• Lower Makefield Township —Lower Makefield Police Department, 1100 Edgewood Rd., Yardley 19067.
• Lower Southampton Township —Poquessing Middle School, 300 Heights Lane, Feasterville-Trevose 19053.
• Middletown Township —GIANT Food Store, 168 North Flowers Mill Rd., Langhorne, 19047.
• Morrisville Borough —Morrisville Borough Police Department*, 35 Union St., Morrisville 19067.
• Northampton Township —Northampton Police Department*, 111 Township Rd., Richboro 18954.
• Northampton Township —Village Shires Pharmacy, 1464 Buck Road, Holland 18966.
• Penndel Borough —Penndel Borough Hall*, 300 South Bellevue Ave., Penndel 19047.
• Tullytown Borough —Tullytown Municipal Building*, 500 Main St., Tullytown 19007.
• Upper Southampton Township —Upper Southampton Police Department, 939 Street Rd., Southampton 18966.
• Warminster —ShopRite,924 West Street Rd., Warminster 18974.
• Yardley Borough —Yardley Borough Police Department, 56 South Main Street, Yardley 19067.