Unused meds - what to do...?

[silentbrown]

We said goodbye to our dachsie cross recently and have a bunch of in-date unused meds that he was on in the last stages - Vetmedin, Libeo, Apoquel.

If I just return them to the vets I expect they'll either just get get tossed or resold - not sure which would offend me more...

Any better suggestions? - happy to donate them to a good home.

Gratuitous pic of the dapper old lad...

Edited by silentbrown on Wednesday 3rd September 22:09

[S100HP]

https://wvs.org.uk/support-us/donate-medication/

Can't do much else in the UK due to rules

[anyoldcardave]

I tried returning mine to the vet, asked them to give them to someone who needed them but was struggling to pay for them, not interested, said they would bin them, I found someone who needed them myself by asking around the dog groups.

Sorry about your loss, lost mine a couple of months ago, a dog who came to work with me every day, I miss him so much, but he had a good life after being recued in a state of famine and neglect with zero training or socialising at 14 months old, by 14.5 years he was the best behaved dog around.

Will you get another ?

[moorx]

We donated the unused eye ointment (prescription and non-prescription) we had left after Rosie died to the rescue she came from.

They get a lot of ex-puppy farm dogs in who tend to have eye conditions (including cockers like Rosie) so I couldn't think of anywhere better for it to go.

They took it very gratefully; they do have an on-site vet surgery, though, so that may make a difference.

Having said that, we gave our left over Apoquel to the rescue Daphne came from and they took it too.

So sorry for your loss.

[soad]

Been told to give it to a pharmacy (as a ex-healthcare worker), who will dispose of them safely.

[silentbrown]

S100HP said:

https://wvs.org.uk/support-us/donate-medication/

Can't do much else in the UK due to rules

Thanks, that looks like a good shout.