Safe Medication Return

Where to safely drop off your unwanted medicine in San Mateo County

Use the search function below to find convenient locations with secure disposal drop-off locations or where you can obtain mail-back supplies. Call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322 for more information or to order mail-back supplies.

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While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Anchor Drugs

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Business Address for Anchor Drugs

161 South Spruce Ave
S San Francisco, CA 94080

Maguire Correctional Facility

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Business Address for Maguire Correctional Facility

300 Bradford Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

Redwood City Police Department

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Business Address for Redwood City Police Department

1301 Maple Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

CVS Pharmacy 09329

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Business Address for CVS Pharmacy 09329

1039 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94063

SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0305

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Business Address for SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0305

1071 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94063

Kaiser Redwood City Marshall MOB OP Pharmacy 370

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Business Address for Kaiser Redwood City Marshall MOB OP Pharmacy 370

905 Maple Street,FL 1 RM 1250
Redwood City, CA 94063

Kaiser Redwood Cypress MOB Pharmacy 371

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Business Address for Kaiser Redwood Cypress MOB Pharmacy 371

1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063

South San Francisco Police Department

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Business Address for South San Francisco Police Department

1 Chestnut Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Kaiser S SF Main Pharmacy 351

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Business Address for Kaiser S SF Main Pharmacy 351

1200 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Sunshine Center Pharmacy

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Business Address for Sunshine Center Pharmacy

1166 Mission Road
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Brisbane Police Department

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Business Address for Brisbane Police Department

147 Valley Drive
Brisbane, CA 94005

Costco Pharmacy #1042

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Business Address for Costco Pharmacy #1042

2300 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA 94063

KIPP Excelencia Community Prep

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Business Address for KIPP Excelencia Community Prep

2950 Fair Oaks Ave
Redwood City , CA 94063

Gordon Manor

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Business Address for Gordon Manor

1616 Gordon St
Redwood City, CA 94061

Costco Pharmacy #475

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Business Address for Costco Pharmacy #475

1600 El Camino Real
S San Francisco, CA 94080

Pacifica Police Department

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Business Address for Pacifica Police Department

2075 Coast Highway
Pacifica, CA 94044

Atherton Smiles

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Business Address for Atherton Smiles

3351 El Camino Real Suite 235
Atherton, CA 94027

Kaiser Daly City 1Fl OP Pharmacy 341

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Business Address for Kaiser Daly City 1Fl OP Pharmacy 341

395 Hickey Boulevard 1st Fl
Daly City, CA 94015

Take-Back Events

Local take-back events offer residents a safe, free, and convenient way to dispose of expired or unwanted household medication. The local authorities and MED-Project or Inmar Intelligence may also sponsor local drug take-back events in your area. To protect your privacy, patients are reminded to remove all personally identifiable information on medication labels or packaging before disposing of unwanted medicine.

There are no upcoming take-back events at this time. Please check back later.

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Click on the button to request a mail-back package.

Mail-Back options include:

  • ● Unwanted medication mail-back envelope
  • ● Inhaler mail-back package
  • ● Injector mail-back package
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Before visiting a location, please confirm the operating hours and the location’s ability to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Mail-back supply location

Medication mail-back package pick-up sites are located throughout your community and provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household medication by mail.

Drop-off location

Medication drop boxes are installed at nearby locations such as pharmacies and law enforcement offices for residents to simply drop off their expired or unwanted household medications for safe, free, and convenient disposal.