Can I sell leftover prescription medicine in a post?
The short answer
The post offers a particular medicine for sale. Sealed packaging and a valid expiry date do not show whether the platform allows that sale. Prescription medicine cannot automatically be treated like a second-hand book or chair.
This guide is still under review — details
What this answer is based onWhat to do
Do not publish the offer while the requirements are unclear. Check Meta’s rules for the product, sale method and your status as a seller. Changing the caption does not settle whether you may sell or give someone the medicine.
- Identify the actual product: medicine, supplement or something else. Do not rename prescription medicine as a “wellness product”.
- Remove the sales offer from the draft. Do not move the same terms into comments or private messages to get around restrictions.
- Before any listing, check applicable platform rules and local requirements. This guide does not establish permission to sell or the safety of giving the medicine to someone else.
The situation
After treatment, a creator has a sealed pack of prescription medicine left over. They post a photo in a neighbourhood group: “No longer needed. Cheaper than the pharmacy. Collect today.” It feels like selling any other unwanted item.
The situation and an improvement
A photo of the pack: “Cheaper than the pharmacy. Message to buy.”
Do not publish this listing. Remove the offer to sell or give someone the medicine, not just the price or product name.
What this answer is based on
Meta Community Standards — restricted goodstransparency.meta.comFull source review pendingReview details
This is a preliminary explanation. We couldn’t read the full source page yet; detailed conditions and exceptions still need checking.
Preliminary guidance on a private prescription-medicine listing. Meta’s full requirements for medicines, transfers and authorised sellers remain unreviewed.
Include the guide link, language and wording that needs checking. Add an official source link if you have one. Do not send passwords, login codes or photos of identity documents.
Examples are made up to explain the guidance. Meta decides individual account and content cases.
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