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11-07-2009 at 6:27 AM
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I have a pharmacy-related question for you.  I've been on insulin 3x a day for over a month now.  When I got all of my supplies, no one told me what to do with my used syringes.  I've been putting them in large yogurt containers just to store them until I figure out what to do with them.  My doctor's office did give me a sharps container when I asked about the syringes, but it's make for the ones that "snap off" the needle part and mine don't do that. So, the container is way to small for them to fit. 

What do I do with all of these syringes?  Obviously, I don't want to just put them in the trash!


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11-07-2009 at 7:13 AM
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Call your town(the health department should be able to give you an answer).  A lot of towns provide a drop off, often at the fire department, where you can safely dispose of used needles so they don't wind up in the garbage which is dangerous to garbage disposal workers and illegal in most states.  A pharmacy could also order you a larger sharps container or a clipper to clip off the needle so they would fit in your current sharps container.


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11-07-2009 at 7:22 AM
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