Re: Re: where to donate Asacol

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All,I know it is a waste, but if you find no way to donate, you need to take them back to the pharmacy for disposal. Just throwing them away or flushing them causes all that medication to find it's way back into our food (seafood if flushed and in ground water if in the rubbish/landfill). This is a huge problem, so PLEASE take it to a pharmacy for disposal.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sat, March 13, 2010 9:42:37 PMSubject: Re: where to donate Asacol

I know what you mean! I always feel so bad when I throw out a ton of meds that I no longer need. Right now I have a bunch of Humira with no home.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> I have a lot of 400 mg Asacol in search of a home (hundreds of pills). I was on a 12 per day and got switched to 6mp so have a lot left over. It's the solid red pill not a capsule so nothing could be fiddled with.

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> I think I'd feel funny about sending to an individual in case they blamed me for any reason. Is there a humanitarian organization that anyone knows of? I sure don't want to throw them away.

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> BTW my modified SCDiet is working wonderfully. I cannot eat fruit or have fruit juices or SCD yogurt but am soooo much improved. I also just discovered that nuts are much better for me after soaking and drying.

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> This is my second attempt on the diet. I tried it 5 years ago with no success. This time I paid 100% attention to what foods were reacting with my gut and even if they were SCD legal removed the offenders.

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> Laurie,>>> I totally agree! I was told to flush old medicines because it was > safest - little did we know. It wasn't until we moved to the UK that I > was told how to properly dispose of old medicine.>> AmeliaA number of drug stores/pharmacies in the U.S. will take unusued medication (and used syringes/hypodermic needles) and dispose of them for a person. The CVS chain does. I have a bag full of stuff right now ready to bring over to them: some expired and unused pills of various types and a handful of needles from giving myself B-12 shots.Reiterating what Amerlia said: DEFINITELY do not flush drugs down the toilet. Residual amounts -- but enough to have ill-effects -- end up in our drinking water.n   > ________________________________> > To: BTVC-SCD > Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 4:39:31 PM> Subject: Re: Re: where to donate Asacol>>Hi, Amelia.>It would be nice if, along with the side effects of the meds., the label > for the meds. also would state where meds. should be disposed. It would > also be of benefit and importance for doctors and pharmacists to educate > patients on proper disposal.>Thanks.>>>>> ________________________________> From: smdsmom2008 <smdsmom2008@ yahoo.com>> To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.com> Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 9:10:36 AM> Subject: Re: where to donate Asacol>>I had some medication I was not using, so I gave it back to the doctor > who prescribed it. Apparently Medicare did not cover it, so she new some > elderly people on a fixed income that she could give it to. It was > sealed in individual doses, so there was no way it could have been > tampered with though. We also have a free clinic and pharmacy here that > take medications, but I don't know about what they would do with meds in > an open container.>> PJ>> >> >>> > I have a lot of 400 mg Asacol in search of a home (hundreds of >> pills). I was on a 12 per day and got switched to 6mp so have a lot >> left over. It's the solid red pill not a capsule so nothing could be >> fiddled with.>> >>> > I think I'd feel funny about sending to an individual in case they >> blamed me for any reason. Is there a humanitarian organization that >> anyone knows of? I sure don't want to throw them away.>> >>> > Thanks>> >>> > BTW my modified SCDiet is working wonderfully. I cannot eat fruit or >> have fruit juices or SCD yogurt but am soooo much improved. I also just >> discovered that nuts are much better for me after soaking and drying.>> >>> > This is my second attempt on the diet. I tried it 5 years ago with no >> success. This time I paid 100% attention to what foods were reacting >> with my gut and even if they were SCD legal removed the offenders.>> >>>>>>>>-- ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com