Walmart offers way to turn leftover opioids into useless gel
Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel. The retail giant announced Wednesday that it will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions filled at its 4,700 U.S. pharmacies.
The small packets, made by DisposeRX, contain a powder that is poured into prescription bottles. When mixed with warm water, the powder turns the pills into a biodegradable gel that can be thrown in the trash. It works on other prescription drugs and for pills, tablets, capsules, liquids or patches, according to DisposeRx.
[...] Some drugstore chains like CVS and Walgreens also collect unused medications at many of their stores. People can also take leftovers to hospital pharmacies or police stations. Unused prescriptions also can be thrown in the trash. But the Food and Drug Administration recommends mixing them first with something unpalatable like kitty litter or used coffee grounds and sealing the mixture in a plastic bag.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @07:10AM (3 children)
Truly some of the best MRA fiction I have ever read. And that says a lot.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Unixnut on Friday January 19 2018, @09:49AM (2 children)
Indeed, I have to say one thing about the Trolls on SN, they are actually imaginative, and can write properly. Like, the troll equivalent of the intellectual class, or elite. Trollectuals?
"SoylentNews, where even the Trolls are classy"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @07:01PM (1 child)
I know you're being funny, but classy? I haven't seen many posts I would consider high class, quite the opposite.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @08:12PM
And, he seems to have missed the sarcasm. Or perhaps doubled-down: the "best MRA fiction" would be category not unlike "the best shit sandwich". Class just don't enter into it.