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Safe Kids Grand Forks and Altru Are Hosting A Medication Take Back Event

By Bill Dubensky Sep 16, 2025 | 9:16 AM

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(KNOX) – Safe Kids Grand Forks, Altru and community partners will host a Medication Take Back Event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23rd at the parking lot beside Perkins on South Columbia Road in Grand Forks. The event will be held in conjunction with a car seat checkup event as part of National Child Passenger Safety Week.

The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office will be on-site to collect unused or expired medications, including pills, liquids, creams, ointments, inhalers, patches and even pet medications. Sharps will be accepted if placed in a solid plastic disposal container.

Staff from Altru Hospital’s Outpatient Pharmacy will be available to answer questions about safe storage of medications that need to be kept in the home. Safe Kids will also provide free cabinet locks and Poison Center magnets with the toll-free number on them.

Thanks to a partnership with Grand Forks Public Health, free medication disposal bags will be available for those who cannot access permanent medication drop-off locations, along with free sharps containers for individuals who use needles and syringes for medication administration.

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