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Re:Sirum (YC W15) Recycles Unused Medicines to Save Money an... by ngoel36 on Friday March 20, 2015 @08:54PM (#9241492)
The website says "unopened" donations are accepted - what is this limited to? Does that mean if I have 12 malaria pills in an open container (for a 10 day regimen) I can't donate the leftover 2?
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Re:Sirum (YC W15) Recycles Unused Medicines to Save Money an... by akircher on Friday March 20, 2015 @09:23PM (#9241542)
A lot of the medication at these institutions are bubble packed, so you could donate the last 2 in those cases. Thankfully this is the vast majority of our volume right now. If it's an open bottle it would depend on the type of donor whether it could be re-sealed. For example, a pharmacy could.
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Re:Sirum (YC W15) Recycles Unused Medicines to Save Money an... by Scoundreller on Saturday March 21, 2015 @12:45AM (#9241883)
> If it's an open bottle it would depend on the type of donor whether it could be re-sealed.

Be careful as some medications are very moisture-sensitive, light-sensitive or oxygen-sensitive.

For example: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm248746.htm

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