Simply bring your unwanted, unused or expired medication to a Kern Rx Return disposal site and drop it in—just like putting a letter in a mailbox.
Acceptable for Disposal
- Prescription pills, tablets, capsules
- Ointments
- Creams, lotions
- Patches
- Powders
- Liquid medicines (4 ounces per disposal)
Unacceptable for Disposal
- Needles, syringes, sharps containers
- Alcohol or hydrogen peroxide
- Aerosol spray cans, batteries, thermometers
- Chemicals
- Home-based care or durable medical equipment supplies
- Trash
To return home generated needles, syringes or sharps please locate the nearest Kern County Public Works Special Waste Facility.
Our Locations
Find a Drop Box Near You:
North Chester Pharmacy
1822 N. Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: +1 661-399-3337
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
Komoto Pharmacy Delano
1017 Ellington St, Delano,
CA 93215
Phone: +1 661-725-9489
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: Closed
El Tejon Pharmacy
2900 Brundage Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93304
Phone: +1 661-325-7284
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
El Tejon Pharmacy
2819 N. Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: +1 661-399-2901
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
El Tejon Pharmacy
3544 Mt. Pinos Way,
Frazier Park, CA 93225
Phone: +1 661-245-1660
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
Auburn Pharmacy
5645 Auburn Street, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: +1 661-871-8881
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
Your Drug Store
2303 Niles Point,
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: +1 661-325-2487
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat: 10am-1pm
Sun: Closed
Komoto Pharmacy
2110 Truxtun Ave. Suite
100 Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: +1 661-327-7524
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm
Sat: 9am-1pm
Sun: Closed
Taft Police Department
320 Commerce Way,
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: +1 661-763-3101
Mesa Clinical Pharmacy
12608 Mountain Mesa Rd.,
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Phone: +1 760-379-6106
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
Ridgecrest Sheriff Substation
128 E. Coso Ridgecrest,
CA 93555
Phone: +1 760-384-5800
Express Pharmacy
825 Central Valley Hwy Shafter, CA 93263
Phone: +1 661-746-5600
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm
Sat: 10am-3pm
Sun: Closed
Lake Isabella Sheriff Substation
Lee's Niles Drug Store
1405 Niles Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Phone: +1 661-327-9317
Operation Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat: 9.30am-3pm
Sun: Closed