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when my father died, i had quite a bit of unused medication. i took it to my pharmicist - not the kmart, walmart, grocery store places - a local, stand alone pharmacy. he said he had several low income people he could give it to. when you have excess, maybe that would work for you. sami -- On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:27:43 Tarzanliveshere wrote: >To all: > > Something else to keep in mind is that donated, or shared, medication >is also a crime. If you give your unused medication to someone else you are >illegally dispensing (prescription) medication without a license. This is a >felony in most, if not all, states. This sharing of medication has appeared >before on the list, and I sent a detailed posting which ought to be in the >archives. This recent flurry of activity over donated prescription >medication also puts the list and the listowners in a very vulnerable >position. And, of course, the boilerplate provisions of the guidelines from >the University of Toronto also cover these postings and ban them. I know >what it is like to have excess medication and to know someone else could use >that medication. I have also represented defendants who have unwittedly, and >with the best of intentions, passed on medication to friends and others for >whatever reasons. Believe it or not: this is criminal activity. This is why >when someone dies, all those unused medications are dumped. Katie > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn