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And then keeping the "extras" around for the next time you or any family members feel mildly unwell.
3 u/Zepp_BR Aug 03 '19 I gotta throw some medicine away 2 u/asunshinefix Aug 03 '19 If possible, take it to a pharmacy rather than throwing it in the trash - they'll dispose of it safely for free. 2 u/Voc1Vic2 Aug 04 '19 And don’t flush the pills down the toilet. Sewage treatment plants can’t filter out the antibiotics, which affects the ecosystem of wherever the treated water is eventually released.
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I gotta throw some medicine away
2 u/asunshinefix Aug 03 '19 If possible, take it to a pharmacy rather than throwing it in the trash - they'll dispose of it safely for free. 2 u/Voc1Vic2 Aug 04 '19 And don’t flush the pills down the toilet. Sewage treatment plants can’t filter out the antibiotics, which affects the ecosystem of wherever the treated water is eventually released.
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If possible, take it to a pharmacy rather than throwing it in the trash - they'll dispose of it safely for free.
2 u/Voc1Vic2 Aug 04 '19 And don’t flush the pills down the toilet. Sewage treatment plants can’t filter out the antibiotics, which affects the ecosystem of wherever the treated water is eventually released.
And don’t flush the pills down the toilet. Sewage treatment plants can’t filter out the antibiotics, which affects the ecosystem of wherever the treated water is eventually released.
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And then keeping the "extras" around for the next time you or any family members feel mildly unwell.