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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 22:56:21 GMT
I never remove prescription labels from empty bottles before tossing. Wondering whether I should start. Do you remove or black out all personal info before tossing?
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trollie
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Post by trollie on Mar 24, 2019 22:58:30 GMT
Yes. I remove and shred. I figure it's nobody's business.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 24, 2019 22:59:34 GMT
We remove the labels.
Why? I don't want a random person somehow using the knowledge that I take Rx vby and somehow use that information.
(paranoid? IDK)
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Post by quinlove on Mar 24, 2019 23:02:54 GMT
I peel off pertinent information the best I can. Actually, I usually *save* the bottles, in case I may need them. 😳
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Mar 24, 2019 23:03:54 GMT
I do take off the labels. I return unused/out of date meds to the dispensary attached to my doctors surgery for disposal which is what they request is done.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Mar 24, 2019 23:05:02 GMT
I remove all, but my purpose was so someone could not get a refill off of it. My thyroid med usually have 2 or 3 refills listed at the bottom.
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Post by candleangie on Mar 24, 2019 23:11:57 GMT
I remove all, but my purpose was so someone could not get a refill off of it. My thyroid med usually have 2 or 3 refills listed at the bottom. That’s just there for your information. They can’t have the tax filled off of the bottle. |
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Post by lindas on Mar 24, 2019 23:13:09 GMT
No, I just black out all the info.
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Post by Tammy Folk on Mar 24, 2019 23:20:41 GMT
I usually just toss the bottle in the thrash. Now you have me reconsidering my actions.
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 24, 2019 23:21:14 GMT
I do.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Mar 24, 2019 23:23:40 GMT
I remove all, but my purpose was so someone could not get a refill off of it. My thyroid med usually have 2 or 3 refills listed at the bottom. That’s just there for your information. They can’t have the tax filled off of the bottle. Why is that? All I have to do is call the number on the bottle and punch in the prescription number. I do not have to sign for it when I pick it up. |
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Post by salem on Mar 24, 2019 23:23:40 GMT
I use a big Sharpie marker and black out all the info. I would peel the labels, but the ones on the CVS bottles are a PITA to get off.
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Post by desertgirl on Mar 24, 2019 23:28:24 GMT
I’ve had fraud. Walgreens called and asked why I needed more of my statin. It had refills on it, but I had just refilled it a week prior.
I wanted to go after the thief 🤬, but did not.
Since then, I pull off every label.
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Post by georgiapea on Mar 24, 2019 23:29:55 GMT
No, we just put them in the garbage.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Mar 24, 2019 23:33:12 GMT
I take a black Sharpie to them before I put them in the recycle bin.
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Post by Zee on Mar 24, 2019 23:44:46 GMT
Who wants your statin or thyroid pills? I don't care if anyone paws through my trash and tries to get some Tamoxifen. My pharmacy texts me when any Rx is ready so I'd see it right away anyway.
Although if I had opioids and lived in an area where it might be likely that someone could go through my trash, I would definitely remove the label.
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Post by luv2scrapaboutmykids on Mar 24, 2019 23:47:36 GMT
I do. The labels pull off easy and I usually reuse the bottles in my craft room or somewhere else
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 24, 2019 23:48:36 GMT
I do only because it's fairly easy to peel the label off of my son's Walgreens bottle, then I put it in recycling. I would probably scrape what I could and/or black out if it didn't peel so easily since its an ADHD med.
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 24, 2019 23:49:29 GMT
No. I don’t see the point.
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Post by alexa11 on Mar 24, 2019 23:50:26 GMT
I just toss them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 23:50:40 GMT
I peel the labels off the ones from my local pharmacy. But, I also take that label and give it to the pharmacist when I am ready to refill it. The ones for my mail pham I don't remove the labels. No one is going to be able to just go pick them up.
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Post by kckckc on Mar 24, 2019 23:53:48 GMT
No - I just toss them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 23:56:11 GMT
That’s just there for your information. They can’t have the tax filled off of the bottle. Why is that? All I have to do is call the number on the bottle and punch in the prescription number. I do not have to sign for it when I pick it up. I don't have to sign for mine either but they do ask me to verify my birthdate and address. Someone could pay attention to the address of the trash they took it out of, but I shred everything with my birth date on it so they would be working really hard to have that info. Does your's not even ask you to verify anything? |
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Post by mom on Mar 25, 2019 0:00:09 GMT
No, not usually. I did just throw away an empty cough medicine bottle that had a refill left so I blacked out that information.
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 25, 2019 0:01:18 GMT
No
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Mar 25, 2019 0:04:52 GMT
Why is that? All I have to do is call the number on the bottle and punch in the prescription number. I do not have to sign for it when I pick it up. I don't have to sign for mine either but they do ask me to verify my birthdate and address. Someone could pay attention to the address of the trash they took it out of, but I shred everything with my birth date on it so they would be working really hard to have that info. Does your's not even ask you to verify anything? Yes, I forgot about the birthdate, but crooks are smart. lol Probably wouldn't go to lengths to find my birthdate for thyroid, but I could see someone tracking down that info if it was a narcotic. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 0:22:47 GMT
Definutely! What I take, who my doctor is, and what pharmacy my meds are from is no one else's business.
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Post by Woobster on Mar 25, 2019 0:25:13 GMT
I just pitch them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 0:29:12 GMT
If my memory is correct the advice started in the late 70/early 80s and only applied to meds that were narcotics, sedative or stimulants. It wasn't because people were trying to fill them but it was related to burglaries for those types of drugs. Having that info in your trash meant someone may decide to enter your house and see if there was a filled bottle.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 25, 2019 0:33:22 GMT
Yup. They come off pretty easily usually. I stick it to itself and run it through the shredder. I don’t ever get too many prescription meds, but the ones I’ve had the last few times have all been painkillers.
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