When the DisposeRx and Walmart partnership was announced in early 2018, Mike Cash took note. Then a couple of months later, when he picked up prescriptions at his local Walmart store in Orange County, Calif., Cash asked the pharmacist for a packet of DisposeRx and was handed several. Cash—who has been active in the Elks […]
DisposeRx Blog Posts
An Interview with Dr. Kelly Clark – Treating Addiction While Navigating COVID-19
DisposeRx Board Member, Kelly J. Clark, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM, is also Vice Chair of Caring for Patients During the COVID-19 (CPDC) Task Force of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). She and other fellow task force members have worked diligently over the past seven weeks to develop guidance resources for clinicians to use […]
Older Americans Month: Five Recommendations for Those Caring for Parents or Older Adults
Late in 2016, my stepfather of 40+ years began showing signs of confusion and decline following the deaths of several loved ones. Phone calls and visits were difficult due to the cognitive struggles, and then there were more serious issues such as him forgetting food cooking on the stovetop. His medical issues continued and warranted […]
Future Pharmacist Advocates for Safe Medication Management and Disposal, Shares Message with Patients, Community Members and Students
How did you learn about DisposeRx? DisposeRx launched with Kroger, my current practice site, a few years ago, and it was such an intriguing idea that I knew I wanted to get more involved. After looking through the resources DisposeRx had online, I quickly realized how much of an impact this would have on both […]
“Spring Cleaning” Blog: I Never Could Have Imagined Referencing a Pandemic and Social Distancing
This morning as I was checking my work inbox, I received a most timely E-mail message from one of our health system partner “champions”: “The world is a bit crazy right now, but we are holding up. I had a friend approach me this week and ask for a DisposeRx packet because he recently had […]
