Safe Medication Return

Where to safely drop off your unwanted medicine in California

Use the search function below to find convenient locations with secure disposal drop-off locations or where you can obtain mail-back supplies. Call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322 for more information or to order mail-back supplies.
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While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

PIH Health Community Pharmacy

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for PIH Health Community Pharmacy

12462 Putnam St Ste 105
Whittier, CA 90602
Get Directions (~ 363.6 miles)

(562) 789-5412

CVS Pharmacy 09709

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09709

1479 Foothill Boulevard
La Verne, CA 91750
Get Directions (~ 363.68 miles)

(909) 593-7534

Fox Drugs

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Fox Drugs

1327 El Prado Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
Get Directions (~ 363.77 miles)

(310) 328-7244

CVS Pharmacy 09478

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09478

3020 Sepulveda Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505
Get Directions (~ 363.79 miles)

(310) 534-1264

Vons Pharmacy #2832

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Vons Pharmacy #2832

1600 Foothill Blvd
La Verne, CA 91750
Get Directions (~ 363.84 miles)

(909) 593-2592

Concierge Pharmacy

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Concierge Pharmacy

23215 Hawthorne Blvd #B
Torrance, CA 90505
Get Directions (~ 363.91 miles)

(310) 299-4999

CVS Pharmacy 08852

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 08852

4235 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA 90505
Get Directions (~ 364.18 miles)

(310) 373-6847

Nancy Griffith, MD

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Nancy Griffith, MD

3701 Skypark Dr
Torrance, CA 90505
Get Directions (~ 364.24 miles)

(310) 373-5566

Kaiser Downey Outpatient 24 HR Pharmacy 054

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Kaiser Downey Outpatient 24 HR Pharmacy 054

9333 Imperial Hwy Flr 1
Downey, CA 902422812
Get Directions (~ 364.27 miles)

(562) 657-9430

Kaiser Garden Medical Offices Pharmacy 060

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Kaiser Garden Medical Offices Pharmacy 060

9353 Imperial Hwy 1st Fl
Downey, CA 902422812
Get Directions (~ 364.28 miles)

(866) 450-4942

Kaiser Orchard C Outpatient Pharmacy 059r

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Kaiser Orchard C Outpatient Pharmacy 059r

9449 Imperial Hwy Bldg C Ste 122
Downey, CA 90242
Get Directions (~ 364.29 miles)

(800) 776-1318

Plaza Pharmacy

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Plaza Pharmacy

3400 W Lomita Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505
Get Directions (~ 364.34 miles)

(310) 530-3010

Mercy Pharmacy San Dimas

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Mercy Pharmacy San Dimas

1152 Via Verde Ave
San Dimas, CA 91773
Get Directions (~ 364.5 miles)

(909) 599-3444

Mercy Pharmacy San Dimas

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Mercy Pharmacy San Dimas

1152 Via Verde Avenue
San Dimas, CA 91773
Get Directions (~ 364.5 miles)

(909) 599-3444

CVS Pharmacy 09730

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09730

2141 South Hacienda Boulevard
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Get Directions (~ 364.54 miles)

(626) 330-8775

Community, A Walgreens Pharmacy 16561

  • Mail-back supply location

Business Address for Community, A Walgreens Pharmacy 16561

1001 W Carson St Ste K
Torrance, CA 90502
Get Directions (~ 364.6 miles)

(310) 953-0627

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Carson Pharmacy

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Carson Pharmacy

21720 S. Vermont Ave, Ste. 101
Torrance, CA 90502
Get Directions (~ 364.76 miles)

(310) 328-0982

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Mail-Back options include:

  • ● Unwanted medication mail-back envelope
  • ● Inhaler mail-back package
  • ● Injector mail-back package
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Accepted

Medications in any dosage form, except for those listed below, in their original container or sealed bag are accepted.

Not Accepted

  • Herbal remedies
  • Vitamins
  • Supplements
  • Cosmetics
  • Other personal care products
  • Batteries
  • Mercury-containing thermometers
  • Sharps
  • Illicit drugs
  • Pet pesticide products
  • Animal Medication

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Before visiting a location, please confirm the operating hours and the location’s ability to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Mail-back supply location

Medication mail-back package pick-up sites are located throughout your community and provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household medication by mail.

Drop-off location

Medication drop boxes are installed at nearby locations such as pharmacies and law enforcement offices for residents to simply drop off their expired or unwanted household medications for safe, free, and convenient disposal.