IOWA NEWS: Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced an upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday.

Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. To prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths, DEA's upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides an opportunity for consumers to dispose of unneeded and expired medications.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, thousands of temporary collection sites will be available across the country to accept unneeded prescription drugs, including controlled substances, for safe disposal.

In Fairfield, NuCara Pharmacy will accept Controlled Substances MedDrop, over-the-counter and prescription medication, and Hy-Vee will accept OTC and prescription medications.

To date, 9,964,714 pounds of unneeded medications have been collected by DEA since fall 2010.

Consumers can also find year-round disposal sites by using the drug disposal location tool in the Initiatives section of NABP's website.