Pharmacy Disposal Sites

Why is safe medication disposal so important?

    1. Preventing medication misuse: Unused or expired medications can be misused if they are not disposed of properly. Removing these medications from homes reduces the risk of accidental poisoning and prescription medication misuse.
    2. Protecting the environment and the water that we drink: Improper disposal of medications, like flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash, can lead to contamination of water sources, soil, and wildlife. Pharmaceuticals in the water supply can harm aquatic life and potentially affect human health when they enter drinking water sources.
    3. Preventing Medication Errors: Having expired or unused medications around increases the risk of taking the wrong medicine or incorrect dosage, which could lead to harmful interactions or side effects. Medications lose their effectiveness over time, and using expired medications could lead to inadequate treatment.

To promote safe disposal, Pitt County offers an annual Medication Take Back event, as well as offering multiple medication drop-off locations that are open year-round. A list of these locations can be found below.

If you are unable to take your medication to a medication take back event or collection site, you may request a free medication disposal bag on our supplies request page for the convenience of safe medication disposal in your own home.

Please check out the list of pharmacy disposal sites in Pitt County.

CVS Pharmacy

1895 E Fire Tower Rd
Greenville, NC 27858

ECU Pharmacy

517 Moye Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834

Family Practice Pharmacy

101 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834

Pharmacy East

1850 W Arlington Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834

CVS Pharmacy

770 W Fire Tower Rd
Winterville, NC 28590

Walgreens

671 S Memorial Dr
Greenville, NC 27834

Walmart Pharmacy

4600 E 10th Street
Greenville, NC 27858

CVS Pharmacy

4240 S Main St
Farmville, NC 27828

Pitt Co Sheriff's Office

100 New Hope Rd
Greenville, NC 27834

CVS Pharmacy

1895 E Fire Tower Rd
Greenville, NC 27858

ECU Pharmacy

517 Moye Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834

Pitt Co. Sheriff’s Office

100 New Hope Rd
Greenville, NC 27834

Family Practice Pharmacy

101 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834

Pharmacy East

1850 W Arlington Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834

CVS Pharmacy

770 W Fire Tower Rd
Winterville, NC 28590

Walgreens

671 S Memorial Dr
Greenville, NC 27834

Pitt Co. Sheriff’s Office

100 New Hope Rd
Greenville, NC 27834

Walmart Pharmacy

4600 E 10th St
Greenville, NC 27858

CVS Pharmacy

4240 S Main St
Farmville, NC 27828

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