Oct. 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 23, 2013

Springfield, VA – The Drug Enforcement Administration will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26. People can drop off unused and unwanted medications at designated sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time. This will be the seventh national take-back day. DEA said it collected 742,497 pounds of prescription medications at the most recent take-back day on April 27.