{"id":22520,"date":"2021-07-01T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=22520"},"modified":"2021-07-01T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:03:58","slug":"marshall-pharmacy-and-cabell-huntington-hospital-now-offer-a-drug-take-back-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/marshall-pharmacy-and-cabell-huntington-hospital-now-offer-a-drug-take-back-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall Pharmacy and Cabell Huntington Hospital now offer a drug take-back program"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marshall Health<\/a> and Cabell Huntington Hospital<\/a>, a member of Mountain Health Network, have partnered to offer a prescription medication disposal service at the Marshall Pharmacy<\/a> located at 1600 Medical Center Drive in Huntington, West Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSafe and proper disposal of unused and expired medications is a service we are proud to offer our customers and the community,\u201d said Jeff Fenerty, R.Ph., director of pharmacy services at Marshall Health.<\/p>\n

The medication take-back kiosk is located in the Marshall Pharmacy on the ground floor of the Marshall University Medical Center.\u00a0 The following items are accepted:\u00a0 over-the-counter medications, prescription drugs and controlled prescription drugs (Schedules 2-5).\u00a0\u00a0 Flammable liquids, illegal drugs (e.g. heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana), medical waste, mercury thermometers, inhalers, sharps (e.g. needles, syringes, scalpels, lancets) are not accepted for disposal in the kiosk.<\/p>\n

\u201cCabell Huntington Hospital\u2019s Pharmacy is excited to partner with Marshall Pharmacy on this project, said Stephanie Justice, Pharm.D., director of pharmacy services at Cabell Huntington Hospital. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to promote safer medication practices in our community as take-back programs such as this are the best way for patients to dispose of expired, unwanted and unused medications.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marshall Pharmacy\u2019s medical center location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/em>\u00a0 Dr. Stephanie Justice (left), director of pharmacy services at Cabell Huntington Hospital, and Jeff Fenerty, director of pharmacy services at Marshall Health, with the new medication take-back kiosk, located inside Marshall Pharmacy at 1600 Medical Center Drive in Huntington.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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