Pharmaceuticals in our environment and water supply may be
affecting human health as well as fish and wildlife. What can
you do? All sorts of human pharmaceuticals have been found in
water including hormones, antibiotics, painkillers and
tranquilizers. These drugs can affect aquatic organisms in many
ways, from physical malformations to feminization and
reproductive failure. Most of us will take prescription and
over-the- counter medications at some time in our lives. The
medicines we take will often be excreted into the environment in
a changed form through our urine and feces. There is very little
that we can do about that! But what do you do if you find that
you have leftover drugs because your doctor has given you a new
prescription, or perhaps a loved one has died leaving a medicine
cabinet full of unwanted medications? Don’t despair! Take your
medicine… back to your dispensing pharmacy. Protect your health
and the environment by returning unused or old medicines for
safe disposal. - all unused or old pr