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Old or leftover medicines, fever thermometers containing mercury and medicines containing iodine and bromine are hazardous waste and should not be thrown in the waste bin or poured down the drain.
The pharmacy will accept old or leftover medicines free of charge. Medicines and fever thermometers are then sent to a treatment centre for safe destruction.
Remove packaging and notes with patient details. Liquid medicines in bottles are handed in as such. Tablets in blister packs do not need to be removed from their packaging. Pack the medicines and bottles in a transparent sealed plastic bag before taking them to the pharmacy.
For example, Jodix, Betadine, Iodosorb. Put the medicines in a sealed transparent bag in their own packaging.
Pack the fever thermometers containing mercury in, for example, a sealed transparent glass jar with a lid.
Pack needles and syringes in a sealed transparent container, such as a glass bottle with a cap or a jar with a lid.
Paper and cardboard packaging ► cardboard packaging
Empty glass bottles ► glass packaging
Empty blister packs ► plastic packaging or combustible waste
Needle-free syringes and empty insulin pens ► combustible waste
Insulin needles packed well, for example in an empty plastic jar with lid ► combustible waste or pharmacy
Digital fever thermometer ► electronic waste
Blood pressure monitor ► electronic waste
Blood glucose meter ► electronic waste
Food supplements, herbal remedies and cosmetics ► combustible waste
