Collins and Butterworth Pharmacy

Returning Your Unwanted Medicines to this Pharmacy

In order to protect the safety of our staff, customers and the environment, when returning your unwanted medicines to this pharmacy, please take a moment to answer these quick questions.

You must be able to answer all the questions with a "Yes" in order for our staff to accept your unwanted medicines. Please tell our pharmacy staff if there are any questions to which you have answered "No".

Are you returning only medicines Yes/ No
Are you sure there are no needles or other
sharps in the bag/ container?
Yes/ No
Are you sure there is nothing else that may
affect the health and safety of our staff?
Yes/No


See below for a list of those items we can and cannot accept

We can accept  We cannot accept
 Any medicines including:
 Needles or other sharps
 Tablets Chemicals
 Creams Veterinary Products
 Liquids Dialysis Kits
 Powders Paints
 Inhalers Solvents
 Ampoules Oil
 Ointments Batteries
 Capsules Pesticides, Garden Chemicals
  Anything else which is
not a medicine


Contact your local council for advice on the safe disposal of products that we cannot accept from you.