Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
10/20/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/20/2021 14:45
Penn State Health to again take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Deborah Berini, president of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, speaks about National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at a press conference on Oct. 20, 2021.
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center joins with state officials to discuss importance of initiative
Penn State Health will provide an opportunity to drop off unwanted, unneeded or expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, Oct. 23, as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day initiative. People can drop off the medication - along with needles and syringes - from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following drive-through locations:
- Academic Support Building, 90 Hope Dr., Hershey
- Penn State Medical Group - Nyes Road, 121 N. Nyes Road, Harrisburg
- Penn State Health Medical Group - Palmyra, 941 Park Drive, Palmyra
The event is in partnership with the Derry Township, Lower Paxton Township and North Londonderry Township police departments. Similar events are happening across the U.S. on Saturday.
October 20, 2021Penn State Health News
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, officials from the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center joined with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Aging and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' Counterdrug Joint Task Force to encourage Pennsylvanians to take part in the twice-a-year initiative.
"National Prescription Drug Take Back events play a key role in collecting unwanted and expired medications, as well as used needles and syringes," said Deborah Berini, president of Hershey Medical Center. "By doing so, we're keeping them out of the hands of children and others who could accidentally - or intentionally - harm themselves."
Since Fall of 2015, Penn State Health has participated in 11 National Prescription Drug Take Back events. Those efforts have collected more than 4,900 pounds of unwanted and expired medications and 167 large sharps containers full of used needles and syringes.
In addition, Hershey Medical Center is the only hospital in Dauphin County to offer drug return boxes. They were made available in 2019 in partnership with the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office. People can use them during regular business hours at these three locations:
- 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, inside Entrance B
- Penn State Cancer Institute near the pharmacy by the main entrance
- University Physician Center lobby, Door 4, near the pharmacy
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