Disposal of antibiotics and opiods in California

A telephone survey conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco found that fewer than half of California pharmacies provided disposal instructions meeting U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, and just 10% followed the FDA’s preferred recommendation to take back unused medications from their customers.

47% of pharmacies gave the correct instructions on how to dispose of antibiotics, and only 19% gave correct instructions for opioids.
 

Source: UCSF, Pharmacies Leave Customers Hanging When It Comes to Disposing of Antibiotics and Opioids