Unused Medications

If you or your family members have unused medications at home, we can help you safely dispose of them at Billings Clinic.

Unused Medication Disposal

Adults, especially seniors, may accidentally take the wrong drugs, or take expired drugs that are less effective.
More than 7 out of 10 people who start abusing prescription drugs get them from the medicine cabinets of friends and family. (American Medical Association)
1 in 7 Montana high school students has taken prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription.
Among children, emergency room visits for accidental drug poisonings are twice as common as poisoning from other household products.
Putting meds in the trash, flushing or pouring them down the drain contaminates water supplies and soil.

Empty your medicine cabinet in a safe, healthy, and more environmentally responsible way.

Find an authorized local collector of unused medications:

Contact the DEA Office of Diversion Control’s Registration Call Center at (800) 882-9539
Go to Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations - Search Utility
View the FDA guide “How to Dispose of Unused Medicines”

Location of Unused Meds drop off box, across from the Chapel

If you or your family members have unused medications at home, we can help you safely dispose of them at Billings Clinic at the Billings Clinic Atrium Pharmacy.

2800 Tenth Avenue North Hospital Entrance (center atrium)

Our Unused Medication Disposal is located in the wall near the Atrium Pharmacy, across from Deaconess Chapel.