Donating Medications

Many states have recently begun creating recycle programs for unused medications for people in need. Iowa's is below. To find your state try a search in Google for the name of your state followed by donating medication, used medication, or something along those lines.

Also below are links for donating opened medication to those in need overseas.

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The Iowa Prescription Drug Corporation, a not for profit organization
http://www.iowapdc.org/
http://www.iowapdc.org/Downloads/FAQs.pdf
http://www.iowapdc.org/Downloads/Discount%20Card%20List%20Disease%20Class%201-21-08.pdf

There are many projects that accept opened medication for use overseas. This is one that will pay the postage.

The Starfish Project
http://www.thestarfishproject.org/
http://www.thestarfishproject.org/donate.cfm
http://www.thestarfishproject.org/resources.cfm

A great resource page

http://www.thestarfishproject.org/resourcelib/file/Non-ARV%20Formulary.pdf

Another organization that accepts medicine and medical equipment

Child Family Health International
http://www.cfhi.org/recover.php4 http://www.cfhi.org/cfhi_cms/lib/htmlarea/uploaded/File/Recover_small.pdf