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Post by busy on Mar 25, 2019 0:40:03 GMT
Nah. The only prescription currently in this house is my son’s fluoride pills. I really don’t think anything nefarious is going to happen if that label ends up in the wrong hands. If any of us were taking meds that could be abused, I probably would.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 0:40:30 GMT
Yes.
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Post by flanz on Mar 25, 2019 1:39:27 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 Same
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MsKnit
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Post by MsKnit on Mar 25, 2019 1:39:32 GMT
No. I just toss them.
Though, if it were easy, I would.
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luckyjune
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Post by luckyjune on Mar 25, 2019 1:47:41 GMT
I have one of those roller things that makes gibberish out of print. I roll it over my name and the barcode on the label. I take five meds and feel horribly guilty throwing all that plastic away. I wish there was better packaging available.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Mar 25, 2019 2:05:23 GMT
I do but I don’t really know why I do. We don’t take anything that anybody would want unless they are jonesing for some blood pressure meds or Rx strength antacids.
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Post by missymarlin on Mar 25, 2019 2:10:13 GMT
I am a terminal stage IV cancer patient now on palliative care only, so mostly what I take are several types of anti-nausea drugs, heavy duty opiate pain relievers and anti-tremor/neuropathy medications. Unfortunately, I live in a large condo complex and there is a homeless encampment within 500 ft from our trash dumpster areas. You can bet I peel off all my prescription bottle labels. While the entrance is now gated, there are always dumpster divers going through the large containers looking for junk mail credit card applications, RX bottles and other information that might be helpful to someone less than honest. The police department did notify us that they had arrested some individuals for stealing credit card and bank statements, applications and other mail from the dumpsters. The last thing I want is for someone to know I have significant amounts of cancer and pain medications in my posession. I do not want to make my place a target for theft. Medication bottles are stripped and junk and/or insurance/financial mail shredded before they go out to the trash.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Mar 25, 2019 2:10:46 GMT
I shred anything with my address on it.
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Post by tincin on Mar 25, 2019 2:23:09 GMT
I either peel them off and use a roller thing to cover the information on it. I also shred anything with my address or information on it. I have no idea where my trash goes after they pick it up so I like to keep my information private. An ounce of prevention...
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Post by eastcoastpea on Mar 25, 2019 2:41:59 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 penguin on Mar 25, 2019 2:51:56 GMT
I black everything out before tossing.
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Post by craftedbys on Mar 25, 2019 3:43:19 GMT
Yes, I peel the label off and reuse the bottle myself or donate the larger ones to scout troops. The large bottles make excellent personal first aid kits, fire starter kits, or fishing kits.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 3:45:49 GMT
I have one of those roller things that makes gibberish out of print. I roll it over my name and the barcode on the label. I take five meds and feel horribly guilty throwing all that plastic away. I wish there was better packaging available. Check your community recycling. The orangish pill bottles are on the list of recyclables in my area.
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Post by milocat on Mar 25, 2019 4:02:00 GMT
The bottles can be recycled but the labels must have crazy glue for adhesive so no way I'm trying to scrub that label off. They can't be put into the recycling with the label, so I garbage them. I haven't blacked out the label, I could. My cat is on meds and his are crazy stuck on also.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 25, 2019 4:36:28 GMT
Yes I do.
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Post by anniefb on Mar 25, 2019 4:40:30 GMT
The only medication I’m taking at the moment comes in boxes and I hand the old one to the pharmacist to pick up the repeat. However if I end up throwing one away I will now black out the info with a Sharpie!
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Post by maryannscraps on Mar 25, 2019 12:24:19 GMT
I'm so used to peeling off labels, I caught myself doing it for the cat's prozac. LOL. We wouldn't want anyone refilling the 2 mg Rx that's compounded as a chicken-flavored treat, would we?
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Post by Jili on Mar 25, 2019 12:27:41 GMT
I peel off, fold in half, and place in my ‘to be shredded’ pile. If the label won’t come off, I pick off what I can and black out information including nale, name of med, and doctor’s name with sharpie.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 12:33:04 GMT
We can take the prescription bottles to be recycled but they want the label removed. I peel off as much as I can. Sometimes it comes right off in one piece and I will fold it so it does not gum up the shredder. Other times, it comes off in pieces. I just wad those up into small balls and toss in the trash. Figured any food scrapings will ruin them.
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Post by gramasue on Mar 25, 2019 12:40:46 GMT
Yes, I do.
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Post by julie5 on Mar 25, 2019 12:56:51 GMT
We have so many empties that I’m saving for recycling which requires me to remove all labels and boil the bottles. There are a few places online that will take them and reuse them, like vets and stuff. Pharmacies can’t reuse but I’m not tossing 300 bottles a year. That’s so wasteful to me.
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Post by julie5 on Mar 25, 2019 12:58:09 GMT
The bottles can be recycled but the labels must have crazy glue for adhesive so no way I'm trying to scrub that label off. They can't be put into the recycling with the label, so I garbage them. I haven't blacked out the label, I could. My cat is on meds and his are crazy stuck on also. The labels will boil off.
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Post by thracian on Mar 28, 2019 18:09:36 GMT
I remove the label first.
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Post by pilcas on Mar 28, 2019 22:45:26 GMT
I always do that. I doubt that anyone is going through my trash but I prefer to keep that information private.
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Post by roberta on Mar 28, 2019 22:51:43 GMT
Yes, always
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Post by Linda on Mar 28, 2019 23:52:01 GMT
nope - just rinse and toss in recycling (BUT we don't have kerb-side recycling so we bring recyclables to a central collection point). DH has a collection of rx containers because the labels don't peel off and he worries about that sort of thing much more than I do. FWIW we're on diabetes meds not anything especially desirable.
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Post by carhoch on Mar 29, 2019 0:16:46 GMT
No I do not but I also have nothing to hide .
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Post by gina on Mar 29, 2019 17:50:59 GMT
No.
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