Military Hospitals Start Drug Take-Back Program

Military families, troops and retirees now can return unused medication to pharmacies at military treatment facilities as part of a new drug take-back effort. In the past, prescription drugs could not be returned to those pharmacies, although some hospitals did run periodic take-back programs in partnership with other federal agencies, Defense Department officials said. The program, announced this month by the Defense Health Agency, requires pharmacies to have drug disposal bins or mail-in envelopes available to customers. For more details, see this Military.com article.