17th MDSS opens new medsafe box

By Airman 1st Class Chase A. Sousa, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs / Published June 15, 2016

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Aubrie Wnek, 17th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, Lt. Col. Bernard VanPelt, 17th MDSS Commander, and Col. Michael Downs, 17th Training Wing Commander, cut the ribbon during the ceremony for the new medsafe drop box at the Ross Medical Clinic Pharmacy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 13, 2016. Goodfellow members can now turn in unused prescription medication year round. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sousa/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Downs, 17th Training Wing Commander, and Capt. Aubrie Wnek, 17th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, talk about the new capability to turn in unused prescription medication year round using the new medsafe drop box during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Ross Medical Clinic Pharmacy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 13, 2016. Previously, the clinic hosted two prescription turn-ins a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chase Sousa/Released)

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 17th Medical Support Squadron hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new medsafe drop box at the Ross Medical Clinic Pharmacy June 13. Team Goodfellow members can now turn in unused prescription medication year round during normal clinic hours. Previously, the clinic hosted two turn-ins a year.