Finished with that old Advil? Done with the Lipitor? No need for those birth control pills anymore?

Don’t flush them or wash them down the drain. They could end up in San Francisco Bay – and fish and pharmaceuticals don’t mix.

That’s the message from a coalition of cities and sewage plant operators who are urging Bay Area residents to drop off old prescription and over-the-counter drugs at one of 30 locations for proper disposal.

Flushing old medicines down the drain pollutes water, officials say