Healthcare Providers
Healthcare providers are at the forefront of the fight against prescription drug misuse. Ensuring unused medications are disposed of properly by patients at home and by staff in your facility can reduce the risk of drug misuse and diversion. Deterra’s patented medication disposal pouches, containers and accessories are a scientifically proven solution to permanently deactivate medication at home or in a clinical setting.
DETERRA DRUG DEACTIVATION SYSTEM
The patented Deterra® System deactivates prescription drugs, pills, patches, liquids, creams and films. Deterra renders them inert, unavailable for misuse and safe for the environment. In a simple 3-step process, a user deactivates the drugs by putting them in a Deterra pouch or container, adding water, sealing, shaking and throwing it away. It’s truly that simple.
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1 billion medications deactivated so far
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U.S. patents, 35 international patents and 3 U.S. patents pending
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available in all 50 states and internationally
Deterra Destroys Unused Medication in 3 Easy Steps
The patented Deterra® System deactivates prescription drugs, pills, patches, liquids, creams and films. Deterra renders them inert, unavailable for misuse and safe for the environment. In a simple 3-step process, a user deactivates the drugs by putting them in a Deterra pouch or container, adding water, shaking and throwing it away. It’s truly that simple.
Place Medication in Pouch
Open pouch and place unused medications inside.
Fill Halfway with Water
Fill halfway with warm water and wait 30 seconds. Foaming may occur.
Seal, Shake and Dispose in Trash
Seal tightly, gently shake and dispose of in normal trash.
Deactivate Drugs with Deterra Drug Disposal Containers
Powered by proprietary activated carbon, Deterra System’s containers safely destroy bulk quantities of unused or unwanted medications. The three-step process permanently deactivates ingredients and renders medication inert so they can’t be accidentally ingested, diverted, abused or leaked into our ecosystem.
Compare Deterra Drug Disposal Products
Deterra products come in multiple sizes so users can deactivate and dispose of an individual prescription or remove a large number of leftover pills, capsules, patches, films or creams from their medicine cabinet. Each Deterra product can deactivate the maximum number of pills, liquids or patches listed in the expand / collapse below. For pricing and purchasing, please contact our sales team via our email address, phone number or request a quote online.
Pouches
 Max Pills / Pouch |  Max Liquid / Pouch |  Max Patches / Pouch |  Pouch Units / Case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deterra SP (7001-CASE) | 15 | 2 oz / 60 mL | 2 | 250 |
| Deterra MP (7018-CASE) | 45 | 6 oz / 180 mL | 6 | 200 |
| Deterra LP (7025-CASE) | 90 | 12 oz / 360 mL | 12 | 100 |
| Deterra XL (7032-CASE) | 450 | 60 oz / 1.8 L | 60 | 20 |
| Max Pills / Pouch | Max Liquid / Pouch | Max Patches / Pouch | Pouch Units / Case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deterra SP (7001-CASE) | 15 | 2 oz / 60 mL | 2 | 250 |
| Deterra MP (7018-CASE) | 45 | 6 oz / 180 mL | 6 | 200 |
| Deterra LP (7025-CASE) | 90 | 12 oz / 360 mL | 12 | 100 |
| Deterra XL (7032-CASE) | 450 | 60 oz / 1.8 L | 60 | 20 |
Containers
| Max Pills / Container | Max Liquid / Container | Max Patches / Container | Container Units / Case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deterra Liquids Only – 1.0 Gallon (7070-CASE) | N/A | 3 L / 100 oz | N/A | 4 |
| Deterra Multi-Purpose – 1.0 Gallon (7049-CASE) | 1,000 | 1 L / 34 oz | 100 | 4 |
| Deterra Multi-Purpose – 2.5 Gallon (7056-CASE) | 2,500 | 2.5 L / 84 oz | 250 | 2 |
| Max Pills / Container | Max Liquid / Container | Max Patches / Container | Container Units / Case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deterra Liquids Only – 1.0 Gallon (7070-CASE) | N/A | 3 L / 100 oz | N/A | 4 |
| Deterra Multi-Purpose – 1.0 Gallon (7049-CASE) | 1,000 | 1 L / 34 oz | 100 | 4 |
| Deterra Multi-Purpose – 2.5 Gallon (7056-CASE) | 2,500 | 2.5 L / 84 oz | 250 | 2 |
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Protect your patients and employees from the risk of prescription drug misuse and diversion by including Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches, Containers and Accessories in your healthcare facility. It’s a simple, cost-effective way to save lives and fight addiction.
We knew patients struggled with quick, easy solutions for drug disposal; Deterra was a perfect fit and continues to be a perfect fit.
With the Deterra Pouches I am able to provide my patients and their families with a drug abuse prevention resource that is easy-to-use, convenient and tangible. It’s something they can use in the privacy of their homes to eliminate the opportunity take their prescription when it’s no longer needed.
We need to continuously make sure that people don’t have access to opioids or other drugs that can be harmful, and we do this by teaching people to dispose of all medications properly.
Ease of access is a primary reason that propofol abuse is increasing, making proper disposal of unused propofol a paramount concern. Tailored interventions to address barriers that CRNAs experience to disposal of propofol in the sink included using propofol bottle openers and carbon pouches, which significantly decreased the number of unemptied propofol vials remaining in unsecured bins in the ORs, thereby decreasing access for diversion.
