Safe Medication Return

Where to safely drop off your unwanted medicine in Washington

Use the search function below to find convenient locations with secure disposal drop-off locations or where you can obtain mail-back supplies. Call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322 for more information or to order mail-back supplies.
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Why Safe Medication Return?

What's Accepted and What's Not?

Washington has indicated that the following items are accepted or not accepted at kiosk locations:

ACCEPTED: Medications in any dosage form, except for those identified as Not Accepted, in their original container or sealed bag.

NOT ACCEPTED: Herbal remedies, vitamins, supplements, other personal care products, medical devices, batteries, mercury-containing thermometers, sharps, illicit drugs, pet pesticide products, animal medicines, and biologics.

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While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Bartell Drugs 06965

Drop-off location
5006 132nd St SE Ste A
Everett, WA 98208
Get Directions (~ 154.11 miles)
(425) 357-6162
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Rite Aid 05244

Drop-off location
18906 State Route 2
Monroe, WA 98272
Get Directions (~ 154.12 miles)
(360) 794-0943
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0537

Drop-off location
19651 State Route 2
Monroe, WA 98272
Get Directions (~ 154.18 miles)
(360) 794-9644
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Credena Health Pharmacy Monroe

Drop-off location
19200 North Kelsey Street
Monroe, WA 98272
Get Directions (~ 154.25 miles)
(360) 794-5555
Sunday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
CVS Pharmacy 10747

Drop-off location
11918 Airport Road
Everett, WA 98204
Get Directions (~ 154.6 miles)
(425) 353-7687
Sunday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Monday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Tuesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Wednesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Thursday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Friday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Rite Aid 05246

Drop-off location
11700 Mukilteo Speedway Ste 500
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Get Directions (~ 154.61 miles)
(425) 514-0620
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
All Care Pet Hospital

Mail-Back Supply Location
11126 Mukilteo Speedway
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Get Directions (~ 154.97 miles)
(425) 347-2111
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Everett-South Clinic Pharmacy

Drop-off location
1019 112th Street Southwest
Everett, WA 98204
Get Directions (~ 155.17 miles)
(425) 551-6200
Monday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:30 pm
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0503

Drop-off location
11031 19Th Ave Se
Everett, WA 98208
Get Directions (~ 155.32 miles)
(425) 337-0684
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Bartell Drugs 06925

Drop-off location
11020 19th Ave SE
Everett, WA 98208
Get Directions (~ 155.32 miles)
(425) 337-7197
Sunday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 10:00 pm
SULTAN PHARMACY

Drop-off location
30231 Us 2
Sultan, WA 98294
Get Directions (~ 155.38 miles)
(360) 793-8813
SundayClosed
Monday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
Mukilteo Police Department

Drop-off location
10500 47th Place West
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Get Directions (~ 155.41 miles)
(425) 263-8100
Monday7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday7:30 am - 4:30 pm
West Richland Police Department

Drop-off location
7920 West Van Giesen Street
West Richland, WA 99353
Get Directions (~ 155.54 miles)
(509) 967-3425
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sultan Chiropractic & Massage

Mail-Back Supply Location
311 W Stevens Ave
Sultan, WA 98294
Get Directions (~ 155.67 miles)
(360) 793-1122
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Sultan Police Department

Mail-back supply location
515 Main Street
Sultan, WA 98294
Get Directions (~ 155.7 miles)
(425) 388-6260
Wednesday1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Costco Pharmacy #114

Mail-Back Supply Location
10200 19Th Ave Se
Everett, WA 98208
Get Directions (~ 155.81 miles)
425-379-7487
SundayClosed
Monday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Friday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday9:30 am - 6:00 pm
INDEX CITY HALL

Mail-Back Supply Location
511 AVE A/PO BOX 88
INDEX, WA 98256
Get Directions (~ 155.92 miles)
360-793-2488
Index City Hall

Mail-back supply location
511 Avenue A
Index, WA 98256
Get Directions (~ 155.93 miles)
(360) 793-2488
Monday9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Tuesday9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Sea Mar Community Health Centers - Everett Pharmacy

Drop-off location
1920 100th Street Southeast, Building B
Everett, WA 98208
Get Directions (~ 155.98 miles)
(425) 312-0190
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
CITY OF GOLD BAR

Mail-Back Supply Location
107 5TH STREET
GOLD BAR, WA 98251
Get Directions (~ 156.47 miles)
(360) 793-1101
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Gold Bar Police Department

Drop-off location
107 5th Street
Gold Bar, WA 98251
Get Directions (~ 156.48 miles)
(425) 407-3999
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Take-Back Events

Local take-back events offer residents a safe, free, and convenient way to dispose of expired or unwanted household medication. The local authorities and MED-Project or Inmar Intelligence may also sponsor local drug take-back events in your area. To protect your privacy, patients are reminded to remove all personally identifiable information on medication labels or packaging before disposing of unwanted medicine.

There are no upcoming take-back events at this time. Please check back later.

10-12-2022

HHW East Whatcom Regional Resource
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 1:00 PM

10-13-2022

Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 1:00 PM

10-29-2022

National Drug Take-Back Day
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 2:00 PM
Link to website

Order Mail-Back Supplies/Get More Information

Click on the button to request a mail-back package.

Mail-Back options include:

  • ● Unwanted medication mail-back envelope
  • ● Inhaler mail-back package
  • ● Injector mail-back package

Why Safe Medication Return?

Medications help treat diseases, manage chronic conditions, and improve health and well-being for millions of Americans. You should dispose of these medications safely when they are no longer needed to prevent accidental ingestion or misuse by others, including children and pets. Do not place medicine in the trash or recycling and never flush them down the sink or toilet. Learn more about your free options to safely and securely dispose of household unwanted medication in Washington state.

Accepted

Covered drugs. A Covered drug is any drug that is not excluded from the definition of covered drug and is a drug from a covered entity that the covered entity no longer wants and that the covered entity has abandoned or discarded or intends to abandon or discard. “Covered drug” includes legend drugs and nonlegend drugs, brand name and generic drugs, drugs for veterinary use for household pets, and drugs in medical devices and combination products.

Not Accepted

  • * Herbal remedies and homeopathic drugs
  • * Vitamins, minerals, or supplements
  • * Cosmetics, shampoos, sunscreens, lip balm, toothpaste, antiperspirants, or other personal care products
  • * Biological drug products
  • * Drugs administered in a clinical setting
  • * Emptied injector products or emptied medical devices
  • * Exposed needles or sharps
  • * Pet pesticide products
  • * Batteries
  • * Mercury-containing thermometers
  • * Illicit drugs

Do not place medicine in the trash or recycling and never flush them down the sink or toilet.

Services Offered:

Hours:

Before visiting a location, please confirm the operating hours and the location’s ability to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Mail-back supply location

Medication mail-back package pick-up sites are located throughout your community and provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household medication by mail.

Drop-off location

Medication drop boxes are installed at nearby locations such as pharmacies and law enforcement offices for residents to simply drop off their expired or unwanted household medications for safe, free, and convenient disposal.