What you need to know
Local law enforcement officers will set up drive-thrus at six Medical City hospitals for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 28. Community members will have a chance to safely and anonymously dispose of any prescription or over-the-counter medications at the following hospitals:
- Medical City Arlington, main entrance
- Medical City Dallas, building A2 entrance
- Medical City Denton, professional building entrance
- Medical City Frisco, main entrance
- Medical City Las Colinas, main entrance
- McKinney Police Department in partnership with Medical City McKinney
The details
Law enforcement officers will collect medication on location between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Officers will also accept ointments, lotions, drops, liquid medication in a leak-proof container, vape cartridges without batteries and pet medications, according to a Medical City Healthcare news release.
Officers will not accept:
- Needles
- Syringes
- Lancets
- Illegal drugs
