Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
¡Hablamos español todos los días!
Thursday, November 28, 2024 - Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 29, 2024 - 9am-1pm
Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 9am-1pm
3257 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816 (main entrance)
1428 33rd St, Sacramento, CA 95816 (parking is here)
Medication Disposal
At Pucci’s we work hard to ensure that we respect the environment and protect it as much as possible from toxic waste. With those principles in mind we offer a safe and ecologically friendly way for you to dispose of expired and or unwanted medications.
Step 1:
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Remove pills and solid medications from their containers into a zip sealed bag
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Keep liquid and cream based medications tightly sealed in their original container
Step 2:
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Remove labels that include any personally identifiable information.
Step 3:
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Bring the bags to our pharmacy and inform a staff member that you have medications you would like to dispose.
Items That Can Go In The Bin:
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Prescription medications
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Over-the-counter medications
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Medicated ointments and lotions (leave tightly sealed in original containers)
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Pet medications
Items That CANNOT Go In The Bin:
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llegal (Schedule I) Controlled Substances (e.g. marijuana, heroin, LSD, etc.)
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Medical Sharps and Needles (hypodermic needles, syringes, auto injectors, infusion sets, connection needles/sets, and lancets)
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Auto-injectors (e.g. EpiPen®)
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Iodine-containing medications
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Mercury Thermometers
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Chemotherapy or cytotoxic medications
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Compressed cylinders or aerosols (e.g. asthma inhalers)
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Vitamins and dietary supplements
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Business medical waste (e.g. company representative’s product samples, waste from hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s, dentist’s, and veterinarian’s practices)
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Thermometers