Medication


 

Why Flushing Medication Is Dangerous

Flushing pills does not make them vanish. Many active compounds pass treatment systems and persist in waterways. Conventional filtration is not designed to remove trace pharmaceuticals.

Residual drugs can disrupt aquatic hormones, harm reproduction, and foster antibiotic resistance by exposing bacteria to subtherapeutic levels. Proper take back programs or sealed trash disposal reduce these threats.

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