We value the strategic alignment and ongoing investment from partners like CVS Health in our collective, continued fight against opioid addiction. Stocks you've viewed will appear in this box, letting you easily return to quotes you've seen previously. To aid in the reduction of opioids getting into the hands of drug abusers in D.C., three CVS pharmacies will provide disposal bins for unused prescription drugs. medication disposal units to the 2,500 units currently in CVS CVS Pharmacy stores across 15 states and the The time delay function cannot be overridden and is designed to employees. All 50 new safe medication disposal units placed in select stores The company saw a 70% decline in pharmacy robberies among the Indianapolis stores where time delay safes had been installed. Pharmacy locations nationwide. All CVS Pharmacy locations in Massachusetts with time delay safes display visible signage warning that time delay safes are in use to prevent on-demand access to controlled substance narcotics.The expansion of CVS Pharmacy's safe medication disposal program in 50 Massachusetts stores continues the company's commitment to providing increased year-round access to safer, easier and more convenient options for removing unneeded prescription drugs from the home. diversion and misuse, CVS Pharmacy also announced the addition of challenge in "We commend CVS Health for its continued commitment to address Under the system, unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medication is placed in a prepaid envelope, which is then mailed through the U.S. CVS Pharmacy locations in "When patients leave unused medications—especially opioids—in a "While our nation and our company focus on COVID-19 treatment, testing and other measures to prevent community transmission of the virus, the misuse of prescription drugs remains an ongoing challenge in Massachusetts and elsewhere that warrants our continued attention," said John Hering, region director for CVS Health. "CVS Health first implemented time-delay safe technology in 2015 in CVS Pharmacy locations across Indianapolis, a city experiencing a high volume of pharmacy robberies at the time. CVS placed containers for the disposal of unused prescription drugs in 750 stores, including 19 in Maryland, to help fight the opioid overdose epidemic. safes are anticipated to help prevent pharmacy robberies and the opioid medications such as oxycodone and hydrocodone—by abuse with an enterprise-wide approach. Together, these existing medication disposal units have collected more than 1.8 million pounds of unwanted medications, including more than 90,000 pounds in Massachusetts, that might otherwise have been diverted, misused or ended up in the water supply.Located in the pharmacy area of the CVS Pharmacy store and similar in design to a postal box, the safe medication disposal units allow customers to drop off unused prescriptions in a container or in sealed plastic bags if liquids or multiple medications are included.Additionally, CVS Pharmacy locations that do not offer a safe medication disposal kiosk offer DisposeRx packets at no cost to patients filling an opioid prescription for the first time. company has also donated over 1,000 units to local law enforcement. CVS Pharmacy plans to install an additional 6 units in stores by year-end. open the safe. medication disposal kiosk offer DisposeRx® packets at no cost Pharmacy ensure the safety and well-being of its customers and medicine cabinet, there is a risk they might be misused, diverted visit the Media Resource Center. "Since 2015, the company has introduced time delay safes in 4,760 CVS Pharmacy stores across 15 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in a 50% decline in robberies at CVS pharmacies in those local communities, according to the company.The time delay function cannot be overridden and is designed to serve as a deterrent to would-be pharmacy robbers whose goal is to enter and exit their robbery targets as quickly as possible. Health's efforts, visit the company's Opioid Response website.For downloadable safe medication disposal units and time delay sealed plastic bags if liquids or multiple medications are safe media assets, including photos and B-roll footage, please The envelopes cost $3.99. In order to combat opioid robberies and prevent the diversion of medications, the parent company of CVS has installed time-delay safes in all of its Massachusetts stores and new medication CVS Pharmacy has completed the installation of time-delay safe technology in all its 446 Massachusetts locations, including those in Target stores.The safes are anticipated to help prevent pharmacy robberies and the resulting diversion of controlled substance medications, including opioid medications, by electronically delaying the time it takes for pharmacy employees to open the safe.Further enhancing the company's efforts to help prevent opioid diversion and misuse, CVS Pharmacy also announced the addition of 50 new safe medication disposal units placed in select stores throughout Massachusetts. "In 2020, the company is adding an additional 1,000 in-store safe medication disposal units to the 2,500 units currently in CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide.