Drug-Take Back Program

Perscription BottlesPharmaceutical Drug-Take Back Program

Keeping unused, unwanted and expired medications in your home poses a risk to you, your family, and your community. When disposed of improperly, medications can still be obtained for illegal use, unintentionally poison a child or contaminate our waters. To provide you with an easy, secure and responsible way to properly dispose of medications, the Spokane Valley Police Department has partnered with local pharmacies to establish a Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program.

You can disposal of unused, unwanted and expired medications in the pharmaceutical drug take-back box located in the Spokane Valley Police Precinct lobby located at 12710 E Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. For questions, call 509-477-3300.

How it works:

  1. Gather all unwanted medication from drawers, medicine cabinets, etc. Leave items in their original containers. If you wish, you may use a black marker to cover your name on prescription bottles. Do NOT cover the name of the medication. 
  2. Check the list to make sure that you are only disposing of items that are accepted. 
  3. Bring accepted items to the Spokane Valley Police Precinct, located at 12710 E. Sprague Ave. Your items will be quickly screened to make sure they don’t include items that cannot be accepted. No questions will be asked, and personal information will NOT be collected. 
  4. Place the items into the secure locked box provided. Items will be kept in a secure facility, and the containers will be destroyed along with the medications.

Accepted items include:

  • Prescription pills
  • Narcotics
  • Over-the-counter medications such as Aspirin
  • Vitamins
  • Medications for pets

Items not accepted:

  • Needles/Syringes
  • Thermometers
  • Inhalers
  • IV bags or bloody infectious waste
  • Personal care products
  • Aerosol cans
  • EpiPens
  • Glass or metals
  • Hydrogen Peroxide or other chemicals
  • Any mercury or iodine products

Items NOT accepted may be disposed of by taking them to your local household hazardous waste facility. In Spokane Valley, contact the Spokane Valley University Transfer Station located at 2405 N. University Road, call 509-924-5678 or refer to the FDA’s website at www.FDA.gov. 

For more details read this informational brochure (PDF) or contact the Spokane Valley Police Department 509-477-3300.