National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Also known as
National Take Back Day
Observed
on September 25th (2010)
on October 29th (2011)
the last Saturday in April (2011 to 2014)
on September 29th (2012)
on October 26th (2013)
on September 27th (2014)
on September 26th (2015)
on October 22nd (2016)
the last Saturday in April (2016 to 2019)
the fourth Saturday in October (since 2017)
canceled (2020)
the last Saturday in April (since 2021)
Dates
April 30th, 2022
October 22nd, 2022
April 29th, 2023
October 28th, 2023
April 27th, 2024
October 26th, 2024
April 26th, 2025
October 25th, 2025
April 25th, 2026
October 24th, 2026
Founded by
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in 2010
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Sources
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, also known as National Take Back Day, is observed next on Saturday, April 26th, 2025. It was observed on September 25th in 2010. It was observed on October 29th in 2011. It was observed the last Saturday in April from 2011 until 2014. It was observed on September 29th in 2012. It was observed on October 26th in 2013. It was observed on September 27th in 2014. It was observed on September 26th in 2015. It was observed on October 22nd in 2016. It was observed the last Saturday in April from 2016 until 2019. It has been observed the fourth Saturday in October since 2017. It was observed canceled in 2020. It has been observed the last Saturday in April since 2021.