National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by St. David’s HealthCare & Leander PD
St. David’s HealthCare partners with Leander Police Department for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
St. David’s HealthCare, which provides care to more Central Texans than any other healthcare system, is partnering with the Leander Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a medication disposal site on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Participants can safely dispose of controlled and uncontrolled substances, over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, creams, non-aerosol sprays, vials, and pet medications. Used needles and other sharps will not be accepted. All accepted medications will be properly destroyed.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides an opportunity for communities to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by ensuring that prescription drugs are not misused and do not end up in the wrong hands.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Location:
St. David’s Leander Medical Plaza
505 St. David’s Loop
Leander, TX 78641
(next to St. David’s Emergency Center)
About St. David’s HealthCare
St. David’s HealthCare includes eight of the area’s leading hospitals and is one of the largest health systems in Texas. The organization has been recognized with a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence. St. David’s HealthCare is the fourth-largest private employer in the Austin area, with more than 11,400 colleagues across more than 180 sites of care.
St. David’s HealthCare is a unique partnership between hospital management company HCA Healthcare and two local nonprofits—St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The proceeds from the operations of the hospitals fund the foundations, which, in turn, invest those dollars back into the community. Since the inception of St. David’s HealthCare in 1996, more than $947 million has been given back to the community to improve the health and healthcare of Central Texans.
Copy and images courtesy of St. David’s Healthcare
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