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      CVS Health Introduces Safe Medication Disposal Inside CVS Pharmacy

      November 01, 2017 | Pharmacy

      North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein
      Attorney General Josh Stein of North Carolina addresses the crowd.
      Tom Moriarty, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel, CVS Health shares remarks in North Carolina.
      Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
      Attorney General Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania addresses the crowd.
      Tom Moriarty, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel, CVS Health shares remarks in Pennsylvania.
      Pittsburgh City Councilman Dan Gilman, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel Tom Moriarty, Acting Secretary Jennifer Smith.
      Disposal unit instructions
      Instructions on safe medication disposal unit.

      On October 25, 2017, CVS Health officially introduced the expansion of our safe medication disposal program inside CVS Pharmacy stores, unveiling the first disposal units inside CVS Pharmacy locations in Wilmington, North Carolina and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new safe medication disposal kiosks inside 750 CVS Pharmacy locations will add to the more than 800 units already donated to law enforcement officials across the country, which have collected more than 100 metric tons of unwanted medication.

      "Solving the opioid crisis will not be easy and it will take the concerted effort of patients, providers, payors, pharmacies, advocacy organizations, elected officials and community leaders," said Thomas M. Moriarty, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel, CVS Health. "Our safe medication disposal program is just one of the many initiatives we have undertaken to help prevent opioid abuse and drug addiction in our communities."

      Properly disposing of unused medications can reduce the risk of misuse, abuse or diversion.

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