Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program (MAMDP)

Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program (MAMDP) Expands Daily Medication Drop-off Options in Muskegon County Muskegon.

County residents now have access to an expanded network of daily medication disposal options. The Muskegon Area Medication Disposal Program (MAMDP) has established partnerships with six local law enforcement agency locations to offer safe, convenient collection and environmentally responsible disposal of controlled medications.

Effective immediately, all Muskegon County residents may take their unwanted or expired controlled medications to the following law enforcement agencies, where secure drop-boxes have been installed, during normal business hours:

• Montague Police Department: 8778 Ferry St, Montague MI 49437 —231.893.0810
• Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office Records: 25 W Walton Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440 —231.724.6351
• Muskegon County Sheriff Road Patrol Offices: 1611 E Oak Av, Muskegon, MI 49442 —231.724.6259
• Muskegon Police Department: 980 Jefferson St, Muskegon, MI 49440 —231.724.6750
• Norton Shores Police Department: 4814 Henry St, Norton Shores, MI 49441 —231.733.2691
• Roosevelt Park Police Department: 900 Oak Ridge Rd, Muskegon, MI 49441 —231.755.3721

Additional law enforcement agency locations are expected to come on board with the program over the next few months including Fruitport Police Department, Muskegon Heights Police Department, Muskegon Township Police Department, North Muskegon Police Department and Whitehall Police Department. Please check www.mamdp.com for updated program information as it becomes available, or contact the MAMDP personnel listed at the top of the page. For a list of common controlled medications, contact your pharmacist or check the MAMDP website.

Please also note that non-controlled medications can be taken to a network of local independent pharmacies during normal business hours including:

• Benson’s Drug SavMor #17* :961 Spring Street / Muskegon, MI 49442 / 231-722-2861
• Watkins Pharmacy: 1391 E. Sherman Boulevard / Muskegon, MI 49444 / 231-739-7158

MERCY HEALTH PARTNERS’ RETAIL PHARMACIES:

• Glenside Pharmacy: 1663 W. Sherman Boulevard / Muskegon, MI 49441 / 231-755-2443
• Hackley Professional Pharmacy*: 1675 Leahy Street, Suite 111 / Muskegon, MI 49442 / 231-728-5888
• Lakes Campus Pharmacy: 6401 Prairie Street, Suite 1100 / Muskegon, MI 49444 / 231-727-7968
• Westshore Professional Pharmacy: 1150 E. Sherman Boulevard, Suite 1400 / Muskegon, MI 49444 / 231-672-2204
• Wolf Lake Pharmacy: 5483 E. Apple Avenue / Muskegon, MI 49442 / 231-788-4087

*Sharps will also now be accepted in a proper sharps container at the Benson’s Drug Savmor #17 and the Hackley Professional Pharmacies ONLY.

The MAMDP is an all volunteer public/private partnership between Lakeshore Health Network, Muskegon Community Health Project, Muskegon County Department of Public Works, our friends in local law enforcement and a community of local, independent pharmacies. In 2011, this pro-gram prevented over 2,500 lbs of unwanted medications from entering our wastewater and land-fill, and disposed of over 200 lbs of sharps through quarterly events alone. This latest addition of controlled medication collection at law enforcement agencies adds to the existing daily non-controlled pharmacy collection program that has been in place for over a year. Both efforts allow MAMDP to provide a more convenient, reliable and responsible disposal program for Muskegon County residents. Procurement and promotion of the new secure drop boxes has made possible through the generous support of the Environmental Endowment Fund of the Community Founda-tion for Muskegon County.