MED-Project provides the following different types of Mail-Back Packages at no charge to residents.
Please complete the below form to request a pre-paid, pre-addressed mail-back package. Instructions for disposal will be provided with all mail-back services. Please submit separate forms for each type of mail-back package.
To protect your privacy, patients are reminded to remove all personally identifiable information on medication labels or packaging before disposing of unwanted medicine.
Home healthcare professionals providing services to residents may also request a Mail-Back Package on their behalf.
Accepted Medicine
Accepted:Medications in any dosage form, except for those identified as Not Accepted below, in their original container or sealed bag are accepted.
Not Accepted:
- Herbal remedies
- Vitamins
- Supplements
- Cosmetics
- Other personal care products
- Medical devices
- Batteries
- Mercury-containing thermometers
- Sharps
- Illicit drugs
- Inhalers
Do not place medicine in the trash or recycling, and never flush them down the toilet.
Accepted Sharps
Accepted:Sharps (such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, pre-loaded sharps, auto-injectors, intravenous needles, lancets and other devices used to penetrate the skin for drawing blood, or for the delivery of medications) contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared sharps containers are accepted.
Not Accepted:
- Controlled substances
- unwanted medicines not contained in sharps
- loose sharps that are not contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared sharps containers
Accepted Inhalers
Accepted:Only place undamaged inhalers in their original containers in the Inhaler Mail-Back Package.
Not Accepted:
- Inhaler Mail-Back Packages can only be used for inhalers and cannot accept other types of items.
