Frederick County takes part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
FREDERICK, MD — On Saturday, October 26, 2024 Frederick County will take part in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day”. This semi-annual drive-through event offers Frederick County
residents the opportunity to safely dispose of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs and prevent medicine misuse or diversion.
As an additional service to the community, the event will also provide for the disposal of used or unused sharps including syringes, needles, lancets, and auto injectors. However, all sharps must be separated from the medications.
This drive-through event will take place from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the two following locations:
• Frederick County Health Department – 350 Montevue Lane in Frederick
• Maryland State Police, Frederick Barrack – 110 Airport Drive East in Frederick
The following medications may be dropped off during the event:
• Prescription and over-the-counter medicines (in pill form only)
• Prescription patches
• Pet medicines (in pill form only)
This event is for residential disposal only and is not intended for businesses, clinics, or medical/healthcare facilities.
Participants may dispose of their medicines in the original container and are encouraged to remove any identifying information from the prescription label. If disposing sharps, please have an approximate count of sharps to be disposed.
According to a 2023 national survey on drug use and health, 14.4 million Americans reported misusing prescription drugs in the past year. This drug disposal event provides an opportunity for residents to prevent drug sharing,
addiction, and overdose deaths by safely and securely disposing of their expired and/or unwanted medications.
For more information about the DEA’s “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” initiative, visit takebackday.dea.gov. For information about the dangers of
prescription medicine misuse and for information about monitoring, storing and
disposing of medicines, please visit health.frederickcountymd.gov/OMPP or
contact the Frederick County Health Department at 301-600-1755.