If you missed the Richardson Police Department’s drug take back event last weekend (which coincided with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day), the DEA has a searchable online database of local sites (click here) that accept used pharmaceuticals at their pharmacies year-round for disposal. There is more than a dozen listed in Richardson (or within five miles of city limits), including CVS Pharmacy at 605 W. Campbell Rd., Albertsons pharmacy at 2165 E. Buckingham Rd. and several Tom Thumb pharmacies (listed as parent company Randalls in the database).
If you choose to dispose at home, the Richardson Health Department has a web page with links to FDA and EPA guidelines with information on how to do it safely. (Health Department information: Click here )
