Recycling pharmaceuticals and medicine for DIY Bio

[André Esteves]

Hello!

Does someone recicle his medicine into lab material? I know certain antibiotics are used in microbial experiences. In my country medicine is sold by the box not by the treatment (pharmafia...) and we end up with lots of spare medicine... Does someone have the experience or the knowledge what is worth to recycle and how? Is there a wiki on the subject somewhere?

Thx!!

André Esteves

[Jake]

"Common types of antibiotics used include ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and the many -mycins, including kanamycin."

Better check your local laws.  Here antibiotics in a prescription bottle with someone else's name on it can land you in jail, while you can go to the local feed store and buy the same antibiotic by the pound over the counter.