
Specialty Societies

Specialty Societies
Drug Recycling Program
Drug Recycling
Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs Act
Current Oklahoma law allows the transfer of drugs from nursing homes to the Tulsa County Pharmacy. Effective November 2004, the pilot program became a full program, with expanded formulary of all drugs except for controlled substances. Oklahoma Statute 59-367. Click here
If you are at a nursing home and would like to donate prescriptions, contact Charles Wall, Director of Social Services, Tulsa County, email cwall@tulsacounty.org or John Minielly, MD, retired physician, email tcms@tcmsok.org for more information.
If you want to dispose of expired medications, you can do so at the following locations. List of Medication Disposal Sites.
For a NCSL, National Conference of State Legislatures which keeps every state’s activities up to date. Click here
For A Brief History of the Drug Recycling Program Click here
Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations Link to Pharmacy Board
National Assn. of State Legislatures offers studies on important activities from member states. This site will display legislation concerning medication recycling. Click here
The Drug Recycling Program has been recognized and received a number of Awards Click here
Blue Cross Blue Shield awarded the Champions of Health Award to the Tulsa County Recycled Medication Program. Champions of Health Award.

Drug Recycling Program for November 2022
898
Prescriptions Filled
$57,963
Average Wholesale Price value
November 2004 to November 2022
369,552
Prescriptions Filled
$28,221,853
Average Wholesale Price of Medication