Medication event nets 492 pound of disposable drugs - Abilene Reporter-News

  • By zz-omni-cms
  • October 17, 2012

Saturday's Medication Cleanout event netted more than 492 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications for disposal, said Jeanie Jaramillo, director of the Texas Panhandle Poison Center.

More than 150 cars dropped off medications during the four-hour event at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's School of Pharmacy.

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