Mix leftover meds with kitty litter - don't flush

Yuk...kitty litter, doggie doo doo...I'll take some clean kitty litter I guess or some saw dust...no more flusing as it affects the fish...too much Premarin could not be good for them...seriously though, that is a part of it I had not thought of myself...2nd thought, I always have coffee grounds that would work just fine.

WASHINGTON - It's time to pooper-scoop your leftover medicine. Mixing cough syrup, Vicodin or Lipitor with cat litter is the new advice on getting rid of unused medications. Preferably used cat litter. It's a compromise, better for the environment than flushing and one that renders dangerous medicines too yucky to try if children, pets or drug abusers stumble through the trash

Not a cat owner? Old coffee grounds work, or doggie doo, even sawdust. Just seal the meds and the, er, goop in a plastic bag before tossing in the trash. Already, studies have linked hormone exposure to fish abnormalities. Germs exposed to antibiotics in the environment may become more drug-resistant.

So 6,300 pharmacies around the country have signed up for a pilot project with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. When patients fill prescriptions for a list of abuse-prone medicines, from Ambien to Vicodin, the pharmacist also will hand over a flyer urging them to take the cat-litter step if they don't wind up using all their pills.