The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is proud to support public health efforts to achieve safe sharps disposal.  Visit https://safeneedledisposal.org/ for guidance on how to dispose of home-generated, used sharps correctly.

Medical sharps include:  needles, syringes, lancets, auto injector pens, infusion sets, or connection needles/sets. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sharps that are not disposed of properly may cause injury. Learn how to safely dispose of sharps today!