Medication Disposal

Medication Disposal Event

Dispose of your outdated medications at the upcoming Medication Disposal Event.

View the flyer for more information and drop-off locations.

EVENT FLYER

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 twice a year 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Front Desk
  3950 Juvenile Center Road, Castle Hayne
  Available 24 hours a day
  
  
• 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

• None at this time

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.