Medicine bank
Give medicines you don't need. Find ones you do — near you.
Unused, sealed medicines go free to someone nearby who needs them, instead of the bin. Search near you, post what you need, or give away what you don't — you meet, they mark it given.
Nothing being given away across India yet
Post what you need above — you'll hear the moment someone near you lists it.
What can be shared
- ✓ Sealed strips and unopened packs
- ✓ At least 3 months from expiry
- ✓ Free — never sold
- ✓ Prescription medicines only to someone with the prescription
- ✕ Nothing kept in a fridge, no injections
- ✕ No sleeping pills, strong painkillers, codeine syrups or other controlled medicines
Questions about the medicine bank
Is it free?
Always. Selling a medicine needs a drug licence in India (Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940), so nothing here is sold: a listing or request that mentions a price, a payment or selling is refused. Never pay anything — not for the medicine, not for delivery.
Can I sell leftover medicine — sealed, even at half price?
No. In India, selling any medicine without a drug licence is a crime, at any price and even once: it's punishable with 3 to 5 years in jail and a fine of at least ₹1 lakh (Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, sections 18 and 27). A chemist can't buy it from you either. To get money back, ask the pharmacy that sold it — some take sealed packs back with the bill. Otherwise give it here, free, to someone near you who needs it.
What can I give away?
Medicines you no longer need, in sealed strips or unopened packs, at least 3 months from expiry. Not medicines kept in a fridge (insulin, vaccines), not injections, and never controlled or habit-forming medicines — sleeping pills, strong painkillers, codeine cough syrups and the like.
How does the handover work?
Ask for a medicine. When the person giving it accepts, you both see each other's number: agree where to meet — somewhere public — and they mark it given. Both numbers are wiped then.
Do I need a prescription?
If the person giving it says it needs one, yes: say you have it when you ask, and bring it — they may want to see it.
How do I know it's safe?
Check the strip when you get it: the name and strength, the batch and expiry, and that it's sealed. Take a medicine only as your doctor told you. Report a listing that looks wrong — three reports take it down until an operator looks.
Where is it near me?
Use "Near me" to see what's being given away within 25 km, or pick your city. Locations are kept to about a kilometre — never an address.