Article: Flushing unused, outdated medications 'mixed concern' according to K-State professor.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 October 2003-Kansas State University: Flushing unused, outdated medications 'mixed concern' according to K-State professor(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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MANHATTAN -- To flush or not to flush? That is the question regarding outdated medication.

While flushing was once -- and in some instances still is -- the most common method of disposing of leftover and expired medicines, scientists are now frowning upon this old practice because of environmental concerns resulting from antibiotics and hormones from birth control pills and devices contaminating drinking water supplies.

But according to a Kansas State University professor of ...

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