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CVS drug disposal program makes impact

October 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review CVS Health, drug abuse prevention, drug disposal boxes, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities, medication disposal kiosk, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, Tom Davis Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has collected more than 47 metric tons of expired, unused and unwanted drugs through its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities program. CVS said Thursday that it has has donated 626 safe drug disposal boxes to police departments in 42 states since launching the program in 2014. In tandem with the Drug

Drug chains step up, do their part to curb Rx abuse

May 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review American Pharmacists Association, APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities, naloxone, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, prescription drug abuse, Richard Ashworth, Thomas Menighan, Tom Davis, Walgreens 2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News

NEW YORK — Drug chains are spearheading efforts to fight prescription drug abuse through a range of initiatives. CVS Health reported that its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities program has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners across the U.S. The donation resulted in the safe disposal of more than 35