Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for April 27

4/22/2024

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse. A prescription drug take-back event is scheduled for residents to properly dispose of unwanted medications and prescription drugs on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at these Tulsa area locations:

• The M.e.t. Recycling Center, 3495 S. Sheridan Road
• Tulsa Drillers (Main Gate), 201 N. Elgin Ave.
• West View Pharmacy, 3606 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
• Elks Lodge Tulsa, 5335 S. Harvard Ave.
• Reasor's, 7114 S. Sheridan Road
• Reasor's Owasso, 11815 E. 86th St. North
• Tulsa Crime Stoppers/Walmart Neighborhood Market, 4720 E. 21st St.
• Walmart Neighborhood Market, 3116 S. Garnett Road
• Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1300 E. Albany St., Broken Arrow
• Walgreens Bixby, 15111 S. Memorial Drive
• Walgreens Jenks, 210 S. Elm St.
• Sand Springs Police Department, 602 W. Morrow Road

For more information, call (918) 688-3813.

It is best to properly dispose of medications and not flush them down toilets. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove chemicals found in many medications, and these chemicals could discharge into streams if medications aren't disposed of properly.

Unwanted prescription drugs are accepted at Tulsa Police Division headquarters and the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office any time of the year. Locations and hours include:

• Tulsa Police Gilcrease Division, 3436 N. Delaware Ave., 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Tulsa Police Mingo Valley Division, 10122 E. 11th St., 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Tulsa Police Riverside Division, 7515 S. Riverside Drive, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Tulsa County Sheriff, 303 W. First St., 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.