What DisposeRx does

DisposeRx, Inc. is a privately held U.S. healthcare consumer products company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The company sells a single core product — single-use in-home medication disposal packets — built on its patented C-LPG (Cross-Linking Polymer Gel) Technology. Each packet contains a non-toxic powder blend that, when combined with water inside a prescription vial, forms a crosslinking polymer gel that binds active pharmaceutical ingredients, rendering pills, capsules, liquids, and pet medications inaccessible, unusable, and safe for household trash disposal. The product is FDA-recognized as an effective in-home medication disposal method.

DisposeRx monetizes through unit-purchased packet sales at $1.50 per packet on a one-time, pay-as-you-go basis. The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market: retail pharmacy shelf placement through top U.S. chains (Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, Publix, HEB) supplying 60% of U.S. pharmacies; healthcare distribution via the Big-3 U.S. wholesalers (McKesson, Cardinal Health, Cencora) and Medline; direct-to-consumer e-commerce through DisposeRxDirect and the Amazon marketplace; and community outreach via fire departments, EMS, law enforcement, schools, recovery organizations, and public health programs. To date, the company reports distribution of more than 46 million packets across all 50 states, with 1.1 million packets donated to prevention and recovery efforts.

Commercially, DisposeRx targets four primary customer segments: pharmacies and healthcare providers integrating disposal into opioid stewardship and discharge workflows; families and caregivers managing home medicine cabinets; community and public health partners running harm-reduction and Take Back Day programs; and schools and educators delivering medication safety curricula. Value proposition is differentiated by FDA recognition, peer-reviewed compliance data (up to 95% disposal compliance in studies), and unmatched retail distribution for a niche in-home disposal category. A March 2026 FDA Request for Information on in-home opioid disposal standards is the most consequential current regulatory event, with DisposeRx publicly advocating for patient-centered standards.

Name

DisposeRx

Legal name

DisposeRx, Inc.

Website

https://disposerx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DisposeRx, Inc. sells patented single-use in-home medication disposal packets using its C-LPG polymer gel technology, distributed through 60% of U.S. pharmacies, the Big-3 healthcare wholesalers, Amazon, DisposeRxDirect, and community health partners across all 50 states, serving families, pharmacies, healthcare systems, and harm-reduction organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Waste Management / In-Home Medication Disposal Products

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Medication Disposal, Returns & Safety (Sharps/Take-Back) (HSABALAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pharmaceutical Waste Management (RCRA/Non-RCRA, Take-Back) (BPALAGAF)

Keywords

• Medication disposal products
• In-home drug disposal packets
• Opioid disposal solutions
• Pharmaceutical waste management
• Patient medication safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Sanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Packet Sales: DisposeRx generates revenue through the sale of single-use in-home medication disposal packets. Each packet is sold individually or in multi-packs for $1.50 per packet. Products are sold through pharmacy partners, Amazon marketplace, and DisposeRxDirect e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DisposeRx manufactures and distributes patented single-use In-Home Medication Disposal Packets built on its proprietary Cross-Linking Polymer Gel (C-LPG) technology. When a packet is filled with warm water and unused or expired medications, the powder blend forms a polymer gel that permanently sequesters active ingredients, allowing safe household disposal. The FDA-recognized product is sold through U.S. retail pharmacies, online channels including Amazon and DisposeRxDirect (at $1.50 per packet), and via healthcare distribution partners.

Product overview

DisposeRx offers a single core product: the DisposeRx In-Home Medication Disposal Packet. Each packet contains a patented C-LPG Technology™ non-toxic powder blend that activates when mixed with water in a prescription vial to form a crosslinking polymer gel. This gel binds the active pharmaceutical ingredients of medications, making them inaccessible, unusable, and unavailable for misuse. The product is available for $1.50 per packet at participating pharmacies, on Amazon, and through DisposeRxDirect.com. The company has distributed over 46 million packets nationwide, with pharmacy partners in all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DisposeRx In-Home Medication Disposal Packets A single-use, FDA-recognized disposal packet built on DisposeRx's patented Cross-Linking Polymer Gel (C-LPG) technology. Consumers fill the packet with warm water and unused, expired, or leftover prescription medications—including opioids—and the proprietary powder blend forms a gel that permanently sequesters the active pharmaceutical ingredients, allowing the medication to be safely thrown away in household trash. Sold at retail pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, and other chains) at approximately 60% of U.S. retail pharmacy availability, on Amazon, and through DisposeRxDirect.com at $1.50 per packet, with bulk distribution through AmerisourceBergen, Concordance Healthcare Solutions, and the DisposeRx Community Outreach program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% compliance rate when patients are provided DisposeRx packets in pediatric and family studies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WalmartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalmart pharmacy stocks and distributes DisposeRx packets at their retail pharmacy locations across the United States.
• WalgreenscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalgreens pharmacy chain distributes DisposeRx packets at their stores nationwide as part of medication safety initiatives.
• CVScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCVS pharmacy offers DisposeRx packets for purchase at their retail locations and integrates disposal education into patient counseling.
• KrogercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKroger pharmacy division distributes DisposeRx packets to customers at their grocery pharmacy locations.
• PublixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublix supermarket pharmacies distribute DisposeRx packets as part of their patient safety offerings.
• HEBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHEB grocery chain pharmacy division stocks and sells DisposeRx packets in their Texas and Mexico stores.
• University of HoustonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for medication safety education and research initiatives, supporting public health programs.
• Shriners HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner using DisposeRx as part of their Opioid Stewardship Initiative to reduce unused medications in patient homes.
• Cardinal HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare distribution partner supplying DisposeRx products to pharmacies and healthcare facilities nationwide.
• CencoracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare distribution partner (formerly AmerisourceBergen) distributing DisposeRx to pharmacies and health systems.
• MedlinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedical supply distributor partner supplying DisposeRx products to healthcare facilities and providers.
• McKessoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor healthcare distribution partner supplying DisposeRx packets to pharmacies across the United States.
• Fire Departments & EMS TeamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnerships integrating DisposeRx into Mobile Integrated Health units, community events, and public safety outreach programs.
• Law EnforcementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with sheriff's offices and police departments to distribute DisposeRx packets during community outreach and enforcement activities.
• Bold North RecoveryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery organization partnering to combat overdose crisis through safe medication disposal solutions and community education.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Stericycle is a major medical and pharmaceutical waste management incumbent providing regulated disposal services to healthcare facilities. It addresses the same end-problem (unused/controlled substances) but through institutional waste hauling rather than consumer in-home packets.
• Heritage Environmental Services: Heritage provides hazardous and pharmaceutical waste management, including DEA-compliant controlled-substance disposal for hospitals and pharmacies. It addresses the same end-user problem via institutional reverse-logistics contracts rather than consumer packets.
• Veolia North America: Veolia operates hazardous and pharmaceutical waste management services in North America. It serves as a broader environmental services incumbent covering regulated drug disposal at municipal and industrial scale.
• Sharps Compliance: Sharps Compliance provides medical waste management and unused medication disposal solutions, including take-back programs, mail-back envelopes, and Sharps Rx Recovery. It overlaps with DisposeRx in the pharmaceutical disposal and reverse-logistics category but serves healthcare facilities primarily.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a large environmental and hazardous waste services company that handles pharmaceutical waste disposal for industrial and healthcare customers. It addresses the same regulatory and safety problem as DisposeRx at a much larger institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Rx Destroyer: Rx Destroyer manufactures medication disposal products and containers for both consumer and institutional use, directly competing with DisposeRx in the pharmaceutical deactivation and disposal category.
• Deterra (Verde Environmental Technologies): Deterra is the closest direct competitor to DisposeRx, offering at-home drug deactivation pouches (using activated carbon) for safe disposal of unused medications. Both products target the same pharmacy channel, same end-user behavior, and same FDA-recognized in-home disposal category.

Regional players

• Curbell Medical: Curbell Medical is a regional distributor of medical supplies serving hospitals and healthcare facilities. While not a disposal-product peer, it competes in the broader patient-care supply category and uses similar health-system sales channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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