Wake Up Tri-Counties Ron Hartman Director of Pharmacy Services at OSF Healthcare

Unused or out of date medications used to be disposed of in the trash or by being flushed down the toilet. But that was a long time ago. Now, we know that these are not the safest ways to dispose of medications. So, how should unused or out of date medications be disposed of? The federal Drug Enforcement Agency and OSF Healthcare have a solution. You can now find a prescription medicine receptacle at all OSF locations in Illinois. The receptacles, reminiscent of a mailbox, are located in the lobbies of OSF Medical Centers across the state of Illinois. Ron Hartman, OSF Healthcare Director of Pharmaceutical Services joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday to talk about partnering with the DEA, safe disposal of medications and more.