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.

Vons Pharmacy #2152

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Vons Pharmacy #2152

155 West CA Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105
Get Directions (~ 350.63 miles)

(626) 577-2594

Grand Pharmacy Inc

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Grand Pharmacy Inc

505 S Virgil Ave, #107
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Get Directions (~ 350.85 miles)

(213) 380-5100

Virgil Pharmacy

  • Mail-Back Supply Location

Business Address for Virgil Pharmacy

2999 W 6th St, #103
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Get Directions (~ 350.92 miles)

(213) 384-1200

CVS Pharmacy 09668

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09668

727 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105
Get Directions (~ 351 miles)

(626) 795-3810

CVS Pharmacy 09665

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09665

5944 N Figueroa Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Get Directions (~ 351.05 miles)

(323) 478-8310

CVS Pharmacy 08871

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 08871

13171 Mindanao Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Get Directions (~ 351.32 miles)

(310) 821-8908

Marina Del Rey Pharmacy

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Marina Del Rey Pharmacy

4558 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Get Directions (~ 351.33 miles)

(310) 823-5311

Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

4650 Lincoln Blvd
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Get Directions (~ 351.45 miles)

(310) 823-8911

Vons Pharmacy #2858

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Vons Pharmacy #2858

2355 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
Get Directions (~ 351.58 miles)

(626) 744-2619

Pavilions Pharmacy #2212

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Pavilions Pharmacy #2212

11030 West Jefferson Blvd
Culver City, CA 90230
Get Directions (~ 351.82 miles)

(310) 398-8044

CVS Pharmacy 09674

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09674

1050 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Get Directions (~ 351.99 miles)

(213) 975-1200

Kaiser Pasadena Foothill Pharmacy 041

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Kaiser Pasadena Foothill Pharmacy 041

3280 Foothill Blvd 1st Fl Ste 16
Pasadena, CA 911073103
Get Directions (~ 352.07 miles)

(626) 583-2328

CVS Pharmacy 09688

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09688

451 South Sierra Madre Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91107
Get Directions (~ 352.09 miles)

(626) 564-8681

Good Samaritan Total Care Pharmacy

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Good Samaritan Total Care Pharmacy

1245 Wilshire Blvd #201
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Get Directions (~ 352.12 miles)

(213) 977-4111

Pavilions Pharmacy #2228

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for Pavilions Pharmacy #2228

1213 Fair Oaks Ave
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Get Directions (~ 352.15 miles)

(626) 799-4156

CVS Pharmacy 10146

  • Drop-off location

Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 10146

12746 W Jefferson Blvd Suite 3160
Playa Vista, CA 90094
Get Directions (~ 352.4 miles)

(310) 862-9810

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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.