This list from FDA tells you what expired, unwanted, or unused medicines you should flush down the sink or toilet to help prevent danger to people and pets in the home. Flushing these medicines will get rid of them right away and help keep your family and pets safe.
FDA continually evaluates medicines for safety risks and will update the list as needed.
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Medicine |
Active Ingredient |
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Abstral (PDF - 1M), tablets (sublingual) |
Fentanyl |
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Actiq (PDF - 251KB), oral transmucosal lozenge * |
Fentanyl Citrate |
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Avinza (PDF - 51KB), capsules (extended release) |
Morphine Sulfate |
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Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, tablets (sublingual) * |
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride |
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Buprenorphine Hydrochloride; Naloxone Hydrochloride, tablets (sublingual) * |
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride; Naloxone Hydrochloride |
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Butrans (PDF - 388KB), transdermal patch system |
Buprenorphine |
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Daytrana (PDF - 281KB),transdermal patch system |
Methylphenidate |
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Demerol, tablets * |
Meperidine Hydrochloride |
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Demerol, oral solution * |
Meperidine Hydrochloride |
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Diastat/Diastat AcuDial, rectal gel [for disposal |
Diazepam |
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Dilaudid, tablets * |
Hydromorphone Hydrochloride |
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Dilaudid, oral liquid * |
Hydromorphone Hydrochloride |
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Dolophine Hydrochloride (PDF - 48KB), tablets * |
Methadone Hydrochloride |
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Duragesic (PDF - 179KB), patch (extended release) * |
Fentanyl |
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Embeda (PDF - 39KB), capsules (extended release) |
Morphine Sulfate; Naltrexone Hydrochloride |
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Exalgo (PDF - 83KB), tablets (extended release) |
Hydromorphone Hydrochloride |
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Fentora (PDF - 338KB), tablets (buccal) |
Fentanyl Citrate |
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Kadian (PDF - 135KB), capsules (extended release) |
Morphine Sulfate |
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Methadone Hydrochloride, oral solution * |
Methadone Hydrochloride |
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Methadose, tablets * |
Methadone Hydrochloride |
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Morphine Sulfate, tablets (immediate release) * |
Morphine Sulfate |
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Morphine Sulfate (PDF - 282KB), oral solution * |
Morphine Sulfate |
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MS Contin (PDF - 433KB), tablets (extended release) * |
Morphine Sulfate |
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Nucynta ER (PDF - 38KB), tablets (extended release) |
Tapentadol |
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Onsolis (PDF - 297KB), soluble film (buccal) |
Fentanyl Citrate |
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Opana, tablets (immediate release) |
Oxymorphone Hydrochloride |
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Opana ER (PDF - 56KB), tablets (extended release) |
Oxymorphone Hydrochloride |
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Oxecta, tablets (immediate release) |
Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Oxycodone Hydrochloride, capsules |
Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Oxycodone Hydrochloride (PDF - 100KB), oral solution |
Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Oxycontin (PDF - 417KB), tablets (extended release) |
Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Percocet, tablets * |
Acetaminophen; Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Percodan, tablets * |
Aspirin; Oxycodone Hydrochloride |
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Suboxone (PDF - 83KB), film (sublingual) |
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride; Naloxone Hydrochloride |
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Xyrem (PDF - 185KB), oral solution |
Sodium Oxybate |
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Zubsolv (PDF - 354KB), tablets (sublingual) |
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride; Naloxone Hydrochloride |
*These medicines have generic versions available or are only available in generic formulations.
FDA continually evaluates medicines for safety risks and will update the list as needed.
List revised: November 2013
1Consumers are advised to check their local laws and ordinances to make sure medicines can legally be disposed of with their household trash.
For specific drug product labeling information, go to DailyMed or Drugs@FDA.
