Patent ID: 8118159

Claim:
An apparatus for safely disposing medicines, the apparatus comprising: a container assembly comprising, a container member having a bottom portion, a wall member extending from a periphery of the bottom portion, and a top portion opposite to the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion and the wall member configure a housing capable of storing the medicines, and a lid having one or more openings, the lid integral to the container member and extending from a periphery of the top portion of the container member; and a bag capable of being attached to the container member, the bag comprising, a pair of gloves capable of being worn by a user for allowing hygienic handling of the medicines, one or more funnels capable of being configured in the one or more openings of the lid, the one or more funnels allowing receiving of the medicines in the container member for storing the medicines in the container member, a first receptacle having a bittering agent, the bittering agent capable of denaturing the stored medicines, a second receptacle having a coloring agent, the coloring agent capable of providing a characteristic color to the denatured medicines, and a third receptacle having a thickening agent, the thickening agent capable of converting the denatured medicines into a partially solid disposable mass, wherein the partially solid disposable mass is capable of being incinerated, thereby safely disposing the medicines.