Medication Disposal
Note: Due to impacts of COVID-19, we recommend you call ahead prior to visiting a permanent medication disposal location as hours of operation and public visitation may have changed.
To help reduce the risk of misuse or accidental exposure to medications in our own community, New Hanover Regional Medical Center holds medication disposal events and is also one of New Hanover County's locations with permanent drop boxes for residents to safely dispose of their unwanted medications.
Having unnecessary medications in the home can be a hazard:
- Old medications could be confused with current medications
- Children could be poisoned by them
- Pets could be harmed by ingesting dropped medications
- Improper disposal of medications can have an adverse effect on the environment
How to Properly Dispose of Unwanted Medications
Bring your unused and expired medications, in their original containers, to one of the permanent drop box locations:
New Hanover County
- NHRMC Outpatient Pharmacy
2131 S. 17th Street, Wilmington
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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NHRMC Emergency Department-North
151 Scotts Hill Drive, Wilmington
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Front Desk
3950 Juvenile Center Road, Castle Hayne
Available 24 hours a day
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New Hanover County Courthouse, Room 201
24 N. 3rd Street, Downtown Wilmington
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Walgreens
4521 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
Available 24 hours a day
- Carolina Beach Police Department
1121 N. Lake Park Boulevard, Carolina Beach
Available 24 hours a day
- UNCW Police Department
5126 Lionfish Drive, Wilmington
Available 24 hours a day
- CVS
4600 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
Available 24 hours a day
- Cape Fear Pharmacy
5235 S. College Road, Wilmington
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bladen County
Brunswick County
- Brunswick County Sheriff's Office
70 Stamp Act Drive, Bolivia
10176 Beach Drive, Calabash
1379 River Road, SE, Leland
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department
9 E. Boiling Spring Road, Boiling Spring Lakes
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Leland Police Department
102 Town Hall Drive, Leland
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Ocean Isle Beach Police Department
2 W. Third Street, Ocean Isle Beach
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Shallotte Police Department
114 Cheers Street, Shallotte
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunset Beach Police Department
700 Sunset Blvd. N., Sunset Beach
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Columbus County
- Columbus County Sheriff's Office
805 Washington Street, Whiteville
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Chadbourn Police Department
602 N. Brown Street, Chadbourn
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Tabor Ciy Police Department
1108 E. 5th Street, Tabor City
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., except
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Duplin County
- Beulaville Town Hall
508 E. Main Street, Beulaville
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Duplin County Sheriff's Office
112 W. Hill Street, Kenansville
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Wallace Police Department
316 E. Murray Street, Wallace
Available 24 hours a day
Onslow County
- Jacksonville Police Department within Department of Public Safety
200 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville
Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Onslow County Sheriff's Department
717 Court Street, Jacksonville
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Richlands Town Hall
302 S. Wilmington Street, Richlands
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Holly Ridge Police Department
313 Sound Road, Holly Ridge
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Swansboro Police Department
609 W. Corbett Ave., Swansboro
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pender County
- Pender Memorial Hospital
507 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw
8 a.m. - 8 p.m., 7 days a week
- Pender County Sheriff's Office
605 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Surf City Policy Department
305 N. New River Drive, Surf City
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
No needles or biohazard materials are accepted in the drop boxes.