I just filled a rather expensive prescription that I proabbaly won't use up.

[hedgehog]

Is there any way to donate these pills? I don't mind the money, it's the idea of wasting pills someone else could use.

[Warpy]

1. Unfortunately not

While people have tried to set up pill exchanges in the past, they've been stymied by local laws and organized resistance from everyone from pharmies to big pill.

Once those pills are in your hand, they're yours.

The reason most often given for not allowing it is the fact that a lot of people goof up their pills and put them into the wrong bottles. However, all pills are identifiable through manufacturer name, shape, color, and/or number. Still, this is what they drag out every time they want pill exchanges to be shut down. Other, better reasons are that the medicines might have been improperly stored, contaminated or might be past their expiration date.

You'd think we'd be able to return unused medicines to the pharmacy for a refund, wouldn't you? They won't allow that, either.

The next time you get an expensive scrip that you're only doing a trial of, which is what this one sounds like, get only a part of the scrip. Pharmies are used to that one since a lot of elderly folks in the Part D doughnut can't afford the whole thing at one time.

If they're antibiotics, though, take them all, every last one.

[hedgehog]

2. That's what I figured, but I figured if anyone knew any different, i'd find them here.

[mdmc]

3. nothing can be done with those pills

what are they?