The following entities are eligible to donate to an established repository under the Florida Department of Health’s Rx Connects Program:

  • Prescribers who receive prescription drugs or supplies directly from a drug manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or pharmacy
  • Nursing home facilities with closed drug delivery systems
  • Hospices that have maintained control of a patientโ€™s prescription drugs
  • Hospitals with closed drug delivery systems
  • Pharmacies
  • Drug manufacturers or wholesale distributors
  • Medical device manufacturers or suppliers
Donor Criteria and Requirements

Eligible donors must agree to the followingย andย only donate a prescription drug or supply to a repository if:

  • Donor has obtained written approval (email or mail) from a participating repository prior to shipping any donated drugs or supplies.
  • Drug(s) is approved for medical use in the United States.
  • Drug(s) is in unopened, tamper-evident packaging.
  • Drug(s) requires storage at normal room temperature per the manufacturer or federal storage requirements.
  • Drug(s) has been stored according to manufacturer or federal storage requirements.
  • Drug(s) does not have any physical signs of tampering or adulteration and there is no reason to believe that the drug is adulterated.
  • Packaging does not have any physical signs of tampering, misbranding, deterioration, compromised integrity, or adulteration.
  • Packaging indicates the expiration date of the drug. If the lot number is not retrievable, all specified medications must be destroyed.
  • Drug(s) has an expiration date that is more than 3 months after the date on which the drug was donated.
  • Donations are made on the premises of a repository to a person designated by the repository. A drop-box may not be used to accept donations. Donations approved by the receiving repository may be shipped.ย 

A prescription drug or supply may not be donated to a specific patient.

The Florida Department of Health may facilitate the redistribution of donations between repositories.


The Florida Department of Health’s Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program held an informational webinar for those interested in becoming donors.

Donations from Individuals

The statutory authority for this programย DOES NOT allow the donation of prescription drugs or supplies from individuals. There are other organizations that may accept donations from individuals.