Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Why destroy when Wyoming reuses?

Let's find a better way to deal with unused meds.

Once a year, the Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day where citizens are asked to bring unused medications for proper disposal. Every year, the City of Fort Collins participates.

Responding to a post, a Facebook fan messaged us about a Wyoming program which accepts unused medications and distributes them to patients who can't afford them. The program is called the Wyoming Medication Donation Program, which was created through the Wyoming Drug Donation Program Act in conjunction with the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act.

It sounds like an excellent way to Reduce, Reuse and Keep Healthcare Costs Controlled! If you agree, consider suggesting the idea to our state legislators. Southeast Fort Collins residents can find contact info for legislators on our Facebook page. In the meantime, perhaps Fort Collins can coordinate with Cheyenne to see if Cheyenne can reuse the medications we collect for destruction.

Warning!
Keep in mind that medicines may be especially harmful, and in some cases fatal with just one dose, when they are taken by someone other than the person for whom the medicine was prescribed -- do not distribute prescription medications on your own, it's illegal! Additional information may be found on the FDA's website under Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know.