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How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines

Noreta Family Medicine

As a family doctor, I hear my patients talk about their “medicine cabinet full of old medicines” all the time. A research study from 2006 showed that 50% of the people surveyed incorrectly flushed their meds down the toilet (read more HERE ). please contact your family physician or primary care doctor.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. Healthcare staff were afraid of patients with HIV because there wasn’t clarity on how it was transmitted. Michele: Yep. Only about 5% of the population is female.

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