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Safety when you’re taking a potential or reproductive hazard medicine

Throwing out medicine, used supplies, and garbage

​​​​​​​​​​How do I or a caregiver safely throw out potential or reproductive hazard medicine?

Don't put any potential or reproductive hazard medicine in the garbage or a sharps container, and don't flush them down a toilet. If you have extra medicine, ask your pharmacy if you can return it.

Don't put any sharps (like glass vials, syringes, and needles) in the same container as unused, partly used, or expired medicine.

Caregivers should wear disposable gloves and always wash their hands with soap and water before putting on the disposable gloves and after taking off the disposable gloves.

Follow the information in the Alberta Health Services Community Based Services (Home Care) Waste Disposal brochure to know how to throw out general waste, medicine waste, sharps waste, and body fluid waste.

Keep the garbage away from children and pets.




Current as of: June 24, 2022

Author: Provincial Hazardous Medication Committee, Alberta Health Services