‘Drug Take-Back’ on Oct. 25 Rids Your Home of Unwanted Medications

NORRISTOWN PA – Nine western Montgomery County locations, supervised by local law enforcement representatives, will serve as drug drop-off points Oct. 25 (2025; Saturday) for residents to rid their homes of unwanted or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications.

The semi-annual “Drug Take-Back Day,” begun in 2010, is continuing to help families and individuals safely dispose of drugs they no longer use or need. The effort is intended to help ensure those medications are unavailable for abuse or overdose by others, and also to keep potentially dangerous substances out of landfills and waterways.

As in the past, Saturday’s take-back program is being sponsored by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the county Police Chiefs Association. All locations will be staffed by police officers during the four-hour event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local drop-off sites so far include:

• Pottstown Police Department, 100 E. High St., Pottstown;
• Giant Food Store, 180 Upland Square Drive, Stowe, supervised by the Upper Pottsgrove and West Pottsgrove police departments;
• Limerick Township Police Department, 646 W. Ridge Pk., Limerick;
• Royersford Police Department, 300 Main Street, Royersford;
• New Hanover Township Police Department, 2373 Hoffmansville Rd., Frederick;
• Upper Perk Police Department, 88 W. 6th St., Pennsburg;
• Collegeville Borough Police Department, 491 E. Main St., Collegeville;
• Wegmans Market, 600 Commerce Dr., Collegeville, supervised by the Upper Providence Police Department; and the
• Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K—Skippack Station, 2047C Bridge Rd., Schwenksville.

Additional drop-off sites may be added, according to the District Attorney’s announcement.

What’s Accepted, and Other Options

Accepted at these sites during Drug Take-Back Day are prescription and over-the-counter tablets and capsules, inhalers, creams, ointments, nasal sprays, pet medicines and vaping products, the District Attorney’s Office explains. Needles, liquid medications, and intravenous or injectable solutions will not be accepted, it adds.

The same acceptance guidelines apply at “permanent MedReturn boxes” within the county. Those unable to participate in the Oct. 25 Drug Take-Back Day can drop-off and dispose of unwanted medications throughout the year at any of more than 50 available boxes. Most are located at police departments across the county. A list of box locations can be found online.

The boxes are sponsored by Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association or Pennsylvania American Water. Its interest is in keeping water supplies safe.

The District Attorney’s office reports that more than 138,000 pounds of unused prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, and pills have been collected in Montgomery County since the drug disposal program started.

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