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Medications for pain…your birth control pills or …those tablets you bought for your trip …three years ago. If you look in your medicine cabinet, chances are you'll find medications that are expired or that you no longer need – but you don't want to flush it or throw it in the garbage!
Luckily, you can now return these medications to a pharmacy in your community through a program offered by the health products industries called Manitoba Medications Return Program or MMRP. When you drop off your medications, you'll not only ensure they're disposed of properly – you'll also keep them out of the wrong hands, preventing abuse or accidental ingestion – and protecting our environment in the process.
What's included?
MMRP covers all prescription drugs, such as antidepressants, pain medications or blood pressure medicine in pill, capsule, liquid or cream. All other drugs or medications such as over-the-counter medications, including topical antibiotic and antifungal creams and natural health products that are orally ingested, such as vitamins and minerals, traditional Chinese medicines, herbal products, probiotics, amino acids, homeopathic medicines and the like are also included.
Most pharmacies have already been collecting expired or unused medications. With this program, we're hoping even more pharmacies will join our collection network, making it easier than ever before for you to do the right thing.
Information for the Pharmacist
Pharmaceuticals and natural health products are a new material categories that are managed through a Stewardship Program under the Household Hazardous Material and Prescribed Material Stewardship Regulation.
The purpose of the Manitoba Medications Return Program (MMRP) is to accept from the public drugs before they are disposed of in the garbage or poured down sewers and drains. You are probably already offering medications disposal in your location, the most important adjustment for you is that this program will be paid by the industries.
The products covered under this stewardship program are: All prescription drugs, Over-the-counter medications and Natural health products in oral dosage form. For more information on program download Protocol and Agreement.
To have your location listed and to register, please complete and fax the Pharmacy Registration Form to 1-866-464-6661.
To receive additional promotional information on the program please fax the Promo order form.
Stericycle has been contracted to arrange pickup and disposal of unused or expired medications returned by the public in pharmacies in Manitoba. Service Request Form
Medications Return Program
On February 3, 2010, the government of Manitoba issued regulation requiring stewards' to take responsibilities for specified Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). PCPSA will be leading the industry working group for pharmaceuticals and natural health products within the HHW products categories. The regulation requires the stewardship programs to be implemented by April 1, 2011.
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