If You have Prescription Medication that you Need to Dispose – Stop by the PD

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The Chandler Police Department has MedReturn drop-boxes in the lobby of each station.  These boxes offer a way for residents to anonymously dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs.  The items that will be accepted for safe disposal include prescriptions, prescription patches, prescription medications, prescription ointments, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, medication samples and medications for pets.  Medications do not need to be in their original containers, a zip lock baggie is fine and they can be mixed up.

Items that cannot be accepted include:

  • sharp needles
  • thermometers
  • hydrogen peroxide
  • inhalers
  • aerosol cans
  • medication from businesses or clinics
  • ointments – over the counter
  • lotions – over the counter
  • liquids – over the counter

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The MedReturn drop-boxes are located in the lobby area at each of the following Chandler Police Department buildings:

The purpose of the collection program is to provide a consistent system to remove unneeded medications from homes and to help curb the habit of disposing these products by flushing them into the City sewer system.

For more information, please contact Crime Prevention Specialist Blanca Quezada in the Crime Prevention Unit at 480-782-4960.