UVA prescription drug withdrawal hosting event Saturday

To encourage the safe disposal of leftover prescription medications and sharp instruments such as syringes and needles, the University of Virginia will host a free drive-through prescription drug take-back event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Unused prescription medications and sharp instruments can be surrendered without questions. Sharp instruments such as needles should be stored in a sharps container; Loose sharp objects are not accepted.

The prescription drug take-back event is sponsored by UVA Health Pharmacy, the UVA Health Department of Anesthesiology’s Pain Management Center, the Office of Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship and the UVA Police Department.

Event details

When: Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m

Where: The patient drop-off lane outside the UVA Health Education Resource Center, 1240 Lee St. (across from the main entrance of the UVA Health University Medical Center)

Options for year-round medication disposal

Central Virginia residents can also safely and securely dispose of unwanted prescription medications year-round at eight medication containers at UVA Health’s outpatient pharmacies:

• Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center (1240 Lee St., Charlottesville)
• UVA Outpatient Pharmacy at UVA Health Education Resource Center (1240 Lee St., Charlottesville)
• UVA Health Orthopedic Center Ivy Road (2280 Ivy Road, Charlottesville)
• UVA Pantops Pharmacy (590 Peter Jefferson Place, Charlottesville)
• UVA Bookstore Pharmacy (400 Emmet St. South, Charlottesville)
• UVA Student Health Pharmacy (550 Brandon Ave., Charlottesville)
• UVA Augusta Pharmacy (57 Beam Lane, Fishersville)
• UVA Zion Crossroads Pharmacy (1015 Spring Creek Parkway, Zion Crossroads)

The year-round medication containers are intended for prescription drugs only. Illegal medicines and medical waste such as syringes and needles are not accepted. Pharmacy team members cannot process medications that are taken to year-round collection locations for disposal.