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Perhaps not all pharmacists know the rules either. Criminal activity can happen in all occupations. Once my husband was prescribed incorrect amount of very expensive prescription. We thought that was such a waste and took it back. Pharmacists would not take it back saying they are not allowed to take any medication back. We did not have to pay personally for this prescription, insurance company did. However, what ever insurance company pays eventually it costs consumer.(but this is another topic) Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "samantha pudge" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: Re: Donated Prescription > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn