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Offline TruthTakesTime

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Discarding pill bottles
« on: November 19, 2017, 12:28:08 am »
So I'm a bit of a pack rat and have recently begun to address my clutter a bit more seriously.

I'm in my second year of taking HIV medication and it seems that I've picked up the habit of not throwing out any of my empty pill bottles. It dawned on me that if I keep this up, in several years I will have more bottles than anyone should hold on to.

I was wondering what everyone does with their used pill bottles. Recycle them? Donate them to any special programs?

Also, is anyone else worried about people seeing your empty bottles? Do you take the labels off before discarding them?

Thanks in advance for any feedback :)

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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2017, 07:19:20 am »
Hi,

Your post is kind of funny as I'm doing the same thing.  What's worse is I've spent the past few years de-cluttering and getting rid of stuff I no longer need.  I will probably always keep an empty bottle for when I go out of town I can just take a few pills in another bottle and leave the rest at home.

I'm sure once my first year passes I'll get rid of the extra empty bottles.  I would be taking off the labels and shredding those.

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06/20/23 - 349 - 21% - UD
04/15/23 - 229 - 19% - <20
11/14/22 - 486 - 24% - 73
10/12/22 - 316 - 19% - <20
06/20/22 - 292 - 21% - <20
01/25/22 - 321 - 22% - <20
09/22/21 - 278 - 19% - <20
02/02/21 - 225 - 19% - <20
06/08/20 - 257 - 20% - <20
03/17/20 - 285 - 19% - 101 (2.00)
12/17/19 - 290 - 20% - <20
09/17/19 - 218 - 16%
06/18/19 - 173 - 16% - <20
03/13/19 - 170 - 16% - <20
January 2019 - Started Triumeq
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08/28/18 - 166 - 15% - <20
05/08/18 - 106 - 11% - <20
03/05/18 -   90 - 10% - <20
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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2017, 08:06:00 am »
TruthTakesTime - throw them away. Donate empty pill bottles?  This doesn't make sense.  Nobody wants your empty pill bottles. Maybe I am missing something.

My guess this is about your feeling some threat to your privacy?  Then stick the bottle into something else you are throwing away.  If you are really paranoid about your own trash bins, stick it into some little thing you are throwing away and discard it on your daily travels in some public trash can.
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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2017, 09:29:31 pm »
When I throw my bottles away I use a marker to mark out my name on the bottle. But speaking of leftovers, if you have extra meds from when you switch meds other than taking them to the pharmacy and telling everyone you take aids meds where do you put the meds.

Offline kentfrat1783

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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2017, 09:42:30 pm »
I remember hearing about an organization in New York that will take the discarded Rx’s. I believe even opened bottles but can’t remember.
Date - CD4 - Percent - VL
08/23/23 - 366 - 26%
06/20/23 - 349 - 21% - UD
04/15/23 - 229 - 19% - <20
11/14/22 - 486 - 24% - 73
10/12/22 - 316 - 19% - <20
06/20/22 - 292 - 21% - <20
01/25/22 - 321 - 22% - <20
09/22/21 - 278 - 19% - <20
02/02/21 - 225 - 19% - <20
06/08/20 - 257 - 20% - <20
03/17/20 - 285 - 19% - 101 (2.00)
12/17/19 - 290 - 20% - <20
09/17/19 - 218 - 16%
06/18/19 - 173 - 16% - <20
03/13/19 - 170 - 16% - <20
January 2019 - Started Triumeq
12/05/08 - 174 - 18% - <20
08/28/18 - 166 - 15% - <20
05/08/18 - 106 - 11% - <20
03/05/18 -   90 - 10% - <20
12/11/17 -   60 -   8%
09/07/17 -   42 -   6% - 54 (1.70)
May 2017 - Started Atripla
05/11/17 -    2 -    1% - 169,969 (5.23)
OI's: PCP
Dx`d May 11, 2017
Location: US

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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2017, 02:23:33 pm »
I just bag them up with the other rubbish and stick them in my recycling bin. I don't have my name on them, so no need to anonymise them. I don't think there is any way for our council facilities to be able to reverse-engineer who some recycling belonged to when it eventually gets sorted.

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Offline den2542

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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2017, 09:53:38 pm »
So everything I go to the ID doc, he asks me if I ever shared meds. I suppose giving ur leftovers to another  friend in need is being a friend indeed, but is it illegal?  I mean I find it hard to believe that they'd want us to return them to the pharmacy so they could overcharge another patient in need. Disclaimer. I've never shared meds.

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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2017, 11:53:49 am »
I stick mine in the bin and think nothing of it, but that's me and I do understand and appreciate that not everyone is in the same situation as me.
 
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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2017, 12:21:53 pm »
This thread is dividing an confusing now between passing on/sharing unused pills, medicine,  and what to do with an empty plastic pill bottle.

If the op is asking about empty pill bottles - just get rid of them in a way that leaves you least anxious. Nobody wants or needs them.
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Re: Discarding pill bottles
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2017, 12:27:58 pm »
Here is a contrasting anecdote from our HIV history.

It was the 90s and treatment was in its first years and there were many many many pills to take.  I had two buddies who saved empty packages and bottles to use in demonstrations. To show everyone what a mess it was and how much it needed to be solved. They would show it to HIV- buddies to scare them into sticking to safe sex. They would throw them at demonstrations about big pharma and government interest.  Etc.

Everything our heroes did in the 80s and 90s means we should be thankful today how easy peasy this is. 

Throw away you one or two bottles when they are empty each month and say a little quiet thanks to the people who fought so it is easy and effective for you now.
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