Secure a Drug
The leading hospital and pharmacy solution for the safe disposal and deactivation of medications and controlled substances. Secure a Drug neutralizes pharmaceuticals in just three steps, allowing for the permanent diversion of leftover medications

Daniels Secure a Drug drug-deactivation products enable the easy and permanent removal of potential threats associated with medication handling, reducing risk to those most vulnerable.
Formulated with activated carbon, Secure a Drug products provide a science-proven method of safely deactivating drugs prior to final disposal. According to the DEA, any destruction method applied to a controlled substance must render it “non-retrievable” and no longer available for diversion for all practical purposes. Secure a Drug products provide a safe intervention for the harmful wasting of drugs into our waterways, while providing an easy method for physicians, nurses and pharmacists to securely dispose of drugs within the healthcare setting.
Secure a Drug products are suitable for the deactivation of liquids, pills and patches with proven testing on analgesic drugs like Fentanyl, Opioids and Marijuana. Medication types that can be safely deactivated by Secure a drug include DEA regulated pharmaceuticals, Fentanyl, Hydrocodone and Oxycodone, and controlled substances per schedules I-V (CII). Stockpiling drugs puts everyone at risk, and with one in ten healthcare workers experiencing a substance use disorder, clinical intervention is essential to protecting our fellow carers and patients.
HOW IT WORKS
- Containers come as wet “ready to use”, or dry “need to add water before use”
- An easy to use method for witness wasting, simply dispose of medications directly into the container
- Once medications come in contact with the Secure a Drug formula, the chemical digestion and drug deactivation process begins
- All products are multi-use, our range of products caters for the disposal of up to 4500 pills or patches and liquids.
- Once the container is full, rotate cap to locked position for leak-proof transportation and dispose in the non-haz pharmaceutical OR hazardous pharmaceutical waste stream pending your facility’s formulary characterization. The waste generator is responsible to ensure that they comply with local, state, Tribal and federal regulations.
Drug Disposal designed for Healthcare Professionals
Keeping healthcare professionals at the forefront of our focus, we set out to design a product that was both simple and effective for medication neutralization and disposal. Our goal was to develop a solution for drug diversion prevention that would be easy for health professionals to integrate into their already busy schedules, with the level of prioritization that is critical in eliminating accessibility to unused medications and preventing diversion.
Daniels Secure a Drug products…
are designed to support the safety and workflow of healthcare environments. Features include:
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MULTI-USE
Use the same container… multiple times! The reusability of the product optimizes costs and reduces environmental impact.
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LEAKPROOF
Anti-Spillage Leakproof Design. An attached screw-on cap eliminates risk of lid displacement, and secures contents until full.
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WIDE OPENING
Unrestricted disposal of all sized medications. Opening size compatible for medication disposal applications while keeping contents irretrievable.
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IRRETRIEVABLE
Eliminate risk of Diversion. Once disposed of, our proprietary carbon-based formula denatures both solid and liquid waste, rendering them irretrievable.
Secure a Drug Disposal + Treatment
In some cases RCRA hazardous controlled substances are exempt from RCRA regulation provided they meet the following:
1. The state and specific facility are participating in new subpart P regulations.
2. Not sewered.
3. Managed in compliance with DEA regulations.
4. Destroyed by a method that the DEA has publicly deemed in writing to meet their non retrievable standard, or
5. Combusted at one of the following types of permitted facilities:
- Large or small municipal waste combustor
- Hospital, Medical and infectious waste incinerator
- Commercial and industrial waste incinerator
- Hazardous waste combustor
Engage one of our team to assist in evaluating whether the above exemption applies.
CONNECT WITH A HAZARDOUS SPECIALIST
In line with the DEA’s non-retrievable standard, once full, most Secure a Drug products can be safely disposed into a non-hazardous waste stream. For hospitals and healthcare facilities, this reduces the costs of over-categorized hazardous waste disposal while providing an environmentally responsible method for the final cradle to grave destruction of pharmaceuticals.
Secure a Drug Product Range
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Secure a Drug | 2L Container
A drug denaturing solution, compatible with up to 500 pills.
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Secure a Drug | 4L Container
Drug denaturing solution, compatible with up to 1,000 pills.
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Secure a Drug | 9L Container
Drug denaturing solution, compatible with up to 2250 pills.
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Secure a Drug | 18L Container
A drug denaturing solition, compatible with up to 4500 pills.
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Secure a Drug | Static Lock Bracket
Space minimizing bracket for securing Secure a Drug containers in place.
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Secure a Drug Compatibilities List
Download our compatibilities list to learn what medications and controlled substances are compatible for use with Daniels Secure a Drug products
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How to Use your Secure a Drug Container
Explore how to use and dispose of Secure a Drug containers, keeping drugs safe from potential abuse.
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Secure a Drug | Static Lock Bracket Instructions
Download this helpful guide to ensure the proper installation and mounting of a Secure a Drug container on a Static Lock Bracket.
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What Can you Dispose of in a Secure a Drug Container?
This instructional poster shows what you can and cannot compliantly dispose of in your Secure a Drug Container.
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How to Use Secure a Drug Poster
Follow these simple instructions for both the unfilled and prefilled container options to safely dispose of any unsused or unwanted medication.
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How to Properly Close a Secure a Drug Lid
Download this helpful guide to show how to properly close a Secure a Drug Container.
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Secure a Drug Product Selection Guide
Download this resource to help choose which Secure a Drug container is best for you.
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SD9 Wall Bracket
Wall Mountable Bracket for Securing SD9 Containers
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SD9L Wall Bracket Installation Instructions
Easily mount and secure your Secure a Drug 9L container with the wall bracket and security cable. For step-by-step guidance on proper installation and setup, download the installation instructions below.
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How to Use Secure a Drug
Step 1
Remove medication from packaging: Vial, bubble pack or foil.
Step 2
Load unused or expired controlled medications on their own into the Secure a Drug Container.
Step 3
Gently agitate bottle so the liquid slurry pours over the medications.
Step 4
When bottle is full, secure lid and dispose of container in a non-hazardous pharmaceutical bin or black RCRA hazardous waste bin.
Remember
Empty vials and ampoules must be disposed of in a sharps container and not in a Secure a Drug container.
CARE FOR THE CARERS
One in Ten healthcare workers experience some type of substance use disorder. Protect your fellow healthcare workers from unsafe drug diversion. Keeping our clinicians protected.
ELIMINATE WATERWAY POLLUTION
Fish and pharmaceuticals really don’t vibe! Get compliant with the EPA’s sewer-ban of hazardous pharmaceuticals, protecting our waterways and safe drinking water with safe drain-free disposal of pharmaceuticals.
ELIMINATE GROUNDWATER LEACHING
Eliminate incorrect treatment and groundwater leaching. Safely dispose of DEA regulated pharmaceuticals, Fentanyl, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and controlled substances per schedules I-V
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