[Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

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Thanks for that article. I do suspect that the amount of waste
pharmaceuticals however from the consumer side is far higher than the rates
in the article. For instance we know patient compliance is between 20-80%
with averages talked about at 50%. Considering the higher rate of
polypharmacy among the elderly, accounting for left-overs at death, and
rates of non-use due to allergic reactions and unacceptable side effects, it
still seems the rate would be magnitudes over the 3-7% numbers. I understand
that there might be proprietary survey information held by some companies
that have assessed this but I have not seen it and wonder if anyone here
knows of open source assessments that have been published? Stevan Gressitt,
M.D.

  _____  

From: pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Proffitt, Leah
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:26 AM
To: Johnson, Emma (ECY); pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

Hi everyone,

On a completely different note, has anyone heard what happened to a proposal
to amend barcoding on drugs to include RCRA disposal requirements (see
attachment)? I believe our Office of General Counsel commented on this on
behalf of Florida DEP (at least I know I forwarded it to them!), but I never
heard what, if anything, became of it. 

Leah D. Proffitt 
Environmental Specialist 
FDEP Central District 
Hazardous Waste 
(407) 893-3323 
S/C 325-2283 

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From: pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us]On Behalf Of Johnson, Emma
(ECY)
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 10:55 AM
To: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

Others have tried this approach, I believe.  The way that the Controlled
Substances Act works basically exempts the end user from the closed loop
accounting system that DEA mandates.  However, as soon as you return those
substances to a pharmacy (for instance) the DEA is going to care, and you
would need to make sure that the regulators are on board for what
'unrecoverable' means.

I'm not sure if the gains of using these kits would pay off either,
especially if you were having a person sort the drugs based on their
'controlled' status (asking the consumer to hand over their medication to
you, identifying the pharmaceutical, unscrewing the top, pouring it in,
etc.)  You may also be adding significant weight to your shipment of
hazardous waste, which would cost more.  

However, I agree the way out of the DEA Controlled Substances Act is to come
up with a take-back scenario that is secure and ensures final disposal, with
approval from your state board of pharmacy and the DEA (not particularly
easy).   This is something we're working on in Washington... 

Emma Johnson

Washington State Department of Ecology

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Heil [mailto:aheil@lacsd.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:33 AM
To: 'Charlotte A. Smith'; 'Chapman, Alice'; 'Bill Lewry';
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

What if we had a handy way to render controlled substances nonrecoverable?
Let's speculate that we had some sort of small kit, containing a bitter
liquid into which liquid drugs could be poured, and a quick setting cement
into which solid drugs could be placed. Could we get around controlled
substance regs by having the person dropping them off apply this kit prior
to dropping them off? The group that is collecting the pharmaceuticals would
then not be subject to controlled substances regs, because the controlled
substances would have already been rendered nonrecoverable.

Ann Heil

LACSD

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From: pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us]On Behalf Of Charlotte A.
Smith
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:49 PM
To: Chapman, Alice; Bill Lewry; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

Thanks, Alice, that issue about the licensee being a person is correct when
it has to do with dispensed controlled substances. That what makes take back
to problematic. 

Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM
President
PharmEcology Associates, LLC
200 S. Executive Drive, Suite 101
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-814-2635
Fax 414-479-9941

H2E Champion for Change Award

-----Original Message-----
From: Chapman, Alice [mailto:Alice.Chapman@METROKC.GOV] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:27 PM
To: Bill Lewry; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

Just to clarify a side issue mentioned in your question...

Neither the FDA nor the DEA approves or permits incinerators for disposal of
drugs.  The DEA regulations require that controlled substances be destroyed
"beyond reclamation".  We're accustomed in the world of hazardous waste to
having particular sites permitted and approved by EPA.  The DEA looks at it
differently.  As long as the drugs are in the custody of an approved
"licensee" (often a person), and "destroyed beyond reclamation",
everything's fine.  Incineration is a handy way of making drugs
non-reclamable!  Every incinerator I've talked to (I called as many as I
could find in the US a couple of years ago) has burned controlled
substances.  Usually the licensee witnesses the drugs as they go into the
system.  The drugs can't sit around in storage on-site before burning, that
would require facility changes to meet security requirements.  

The loop you're attributing to FDA, is actually managed by DEA and state
Boards of Pharmacy.

Pharmaceuticals can be found in every category of hazardous waste.  Your
proposal would work for many, but drugs packaged as inhalers (compressed
gases) or as injections (dose of drug in syringe attached to needle & ready
to go) would need to be handled differently.  

The major drawback I see in your proposal is that disposal costs are paid
for by local governments, and the relatively low collection rate of
hazardous stuff out there that actually makes it's way to government-run
collection sites.  I'd like to see what can happen when there are as many
collection points for drugs as there are pharmacies.

:)  ac

Alice Chapman, PE

Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

130 Nickerson St, #100

Seattle, WA  98109

http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/

206-263-3058 phone

206-263-3070 fax

  _____  

From: Bill Lewry [mailto:Bill_Lewry@kcmo.org] 
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 12:53 PM
To: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceutical Waste

Dear Listserve:

I would appreciate if someone could provide answer to the following
question.

Simply out of curiosity, I understand the (potential / possible) need to
create a system to deal with this issue, but unlike latex paint, electronics
and carpet, amongst others, it would appear to this uninitiated person that
there is little reclaimable asset to be gained from spent / out of date
pharmaceuticals.

Allowing that there is little benefit, then we have the issue of these not
falling into inappropriate hands. At least in the narcotics area.

Pharmaceuticals once issued to the end user are "out of the loop" of the FDA
and would then at end of life become "HHW", and it appears should then be
treated as any other HHW.

It would appear that these items would simply be best placed amongst other
"toxics", drummed without external indicative labelling (Eg. NOS, Toxic, 6
(6.1)) and shipped for incineration. They would not then require to go to an
FDA approved incinerator.

An alternative would be to place in an A fuel drum (all parties in
agreement) and ship in that fashion.

For the amounts and quantities involved in most programs, this would seem
the easy solution, for programs specifically chasing these wastestreams as a
revenue source, they could arrange contracts as appropriate under auspices
of the FDA if they themselves saw a need to regulate material which was
regulatorily in the vast majority of cases "de-regulated" by age or
condition.

I look forward to the discussion thread this question line may provoke.

Sincerely.

Bill Lewry / KCMO.

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Thanks for that article. I do =
suspect that
the amount of waste pharmaceuticals however from the consumer side is =
far
higher than the rates in the article. For instance we know patient =
compliance
is between 20-80% with averages talked about at 50%. Considering the =
higher
rate of polypharmacy among the elderly, accounting for left-overs at =
death, and
rates of non-use due to allergic reactions and unacceptable side =
effects, it
still seems the rate would be magnitudes over the 3-7% numbers. I =
understand
that there might be proprietary survey information held by some =
companies that
have assessed this but I have not seen it and wonder if anyone here =
knows of
open source assessments that have been published? Stevan Gressitt, =
M.D.<o:p></o:p>

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pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b><span =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January =
19, 2005
11:26 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Johnson, Emma (ECY);
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Pharmwaste]
Pharmaceutical Waste</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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On a =
completely
different note, has anyone heard what happened to a&nbsp;proposal to =
amend
barcoding on drugs to include RCRA disposal requirements (see =
attachment)? I
believe our Office of General Counsel commented on this on behalf of =
Florida
DEP (at least I know I forwarded it to them!), but I never heard what, =
if
anything, became of it. <o:p></o:p>

</div>

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Leah D. Proffitt =
 
Environmental =
Specialist 
FDEP Central =
District 
Hazardous Waste =
 
(407) 893-3323 =
 
S/C 325-2283 =
<o:p></o:p>

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us]<b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Johnson, Emma (ECY)<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January =
19, 2005
10:55 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Pharmwaste]
Pharmaceutical Waste</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Others have tried this approach, I
believe.&nbsp; The way that the Controlled Substances Act works =
basically
exempts the end user from the closed loop accounting system that DEA
mandates.&nbsp; However, as soon as you return those substances to a =
pharmacy
(for instance) the DEA is going to care, and you would need to make sure =
that
the regulators are on board for what 'unrecoverable' =
means.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I'm not sure if the gains of using =
these
kits would pay off either, especially if you were having a person sort =
the
drugs based on their 'controlled' status (asking the consumer to hand =
over
their medication to you, identifying the pharmaceutical, unscrewing the =
top,
pouring it in, etc.)&nbsp; You may also be adding significant weight to =
your
shipment of hazardous waste, which would cost more.&nbsp; =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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However, I agree the way out of the =
DEA
Controlled Substances Act is to come up with a take-back scenario that =
is
secure and ensures final disposal, with approval from your state board =
of
pharmacy and the DEA (not particularly easy).&nbsp;&nbsp; This is =
something
we're working on in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>...
<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Emma =
Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Washington State Department of =
Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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From: Ann Heil
[mailto:aheil@lacsd.org] 
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To: 'Charlotte A. Smith'; =
'Chapman,
Alice'; 'Bill Lewry'; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us 
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste]
Pharmaceutical Waste<o:p></o:p>

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What if we had a handy way to =
render
controlled substances nonrecoverable?&nbsp; Let's speculate that we had =
some
sort of small kit, containing a bitter liquid into which liquid drugs =
could be
poured, and a quick setting cement into which solid drugs could be =
placed.
Could we get around controlled substance regs by having the person =
dropping
them off apply this kit prior to dropping them off? The group that is
collecting the pharmaceuticals would then not be subject to controlled
substances regs, because the controlled substances would have already =
been
rendered nonrecoverable.<o:p></o:p>

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pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us]On Behalf Of Charlotte A. Smith 
Sent: Tuesday, January =
18, 2005
4:49 PM 
To: Chapman, Alice; Bill =
Lewry;
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us 
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] =
Pharmaceutical
Waste<o:p></o:p>

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Thanks, <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
 w:st=3D"on">Alice</st1:place></st1:City>, that issue about the licensee =
being a
person is correct when it has to do with dispensed controlled =
substances. That
what makes take back to problematic. <o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM<br>
President<br>
PharmEcology Associates, LLC<br>
<st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">200 S. Executive Drive, =
Suite 101</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Brookfield</st1:City>, =
<st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">WI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode =
w:st=3D"on">53005</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
262-814-2635<br>
Fax 414-479-9941<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Roman"><span
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Award</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Chapman, Alice
[mailto:Alice.Chapman@METROKC.GOV] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January =
18, 2005
6:27 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Bill Lewry;
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Pharmwaste]
Pharmaceutical Waste</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Just to clarify a side issue =
mentioned in
your question...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Neither the FDA nor the DEA =
approves or
permits incinerators for disposal of drugs.&nbsp; The DEA regulations =
require
that controlled substances be destroyed &quot;beyond =
reclamation&quot;.&nbsp;
We're accustomed in the world of hazardous waste to having particular =
sites
permitted and approved by EPA.&nbsp; The DEA looks at it =
differently.&nbsp; As
long as the drugs are in the custody of an approved &quot;licensee&quot; =
(often
a person), and &quot;destroyed beyond reclamation&quot;, everything's
fine.&nbsp; Incineration is a handy way of making drugs =
non-reclamable!&nbsp;
Every incinerator I've talked to (I called as many as I could find in =
the <st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> a =
couple of
years ago) has burned controlled substances.&nbsp; Usually the licensee
witnesses the drugs as they go into the system.&nbsp; The drugs can't =
sit
around in storage on-site before burning, that would require facility =
changes
to meet security requirements.&nbsp; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The loop you're attributing to FDA, =
is
actually managed by DEA and state Boards of =
Pharmacy.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Pharmaceuticals can be found in =
every
category of hazardous waste.&nbsp; Your proposal would work for many, =
but drugs
packaged as inhalers (compressed gases) or as injections (dose of drug =
in
syringe attached to needle &amp; ready to go) would need to be handled
differently.&nbsp; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The major drawback I see in your =
proposal
is that disposal costs are paid for by local governments, and the =
relatively
low collection rate of hazardous stuff out there that actually makes =
it's way
to government-run collection sites.&nbsp; I'd like to see what can =
happen when
there are as many collection points for drugs as there are =
pharmacies.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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ac</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Alice Chapman, =
PE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Local Hazardous Waste Management =
Program
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">King</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
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w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2
  color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:blue'>130 Nickerson St, =
#100</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font =
size=3D2
  color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:blue'>Seattle</span></font></st1:City><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue
 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>, <st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">WA</st1:State>&nbsp; <st1:PostalCode =
w:st=3D"on">98109</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Bill
Lewry [mailto:Bill_Lewry@kcmo.org] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January =
15, 2005 12:53
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Pharmwaste]
Pharmaceutical Waste</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

Dear
Listserve: 
 
I would appreciate if someone could provide answer to the following =
question. 
 
Simply out of curiosity, =
I
understand the (potential / possible) need to create a system to deal =
with this
issue, but unlike latex paint, electronics and carpet, amongst others, =
it would
appear to this uninitiated person that there is little reclaimable asset =
to be
gained from spent / out of date pharmaceuticals. 
 
Allowing that there is little benefit, then we have the issue of these =
not
falling into inappropriate hands. At least in the narcotics area. 
 
Pharmaceuticals once issued to the end user are &quot;out of the =
loop&quot; of
the FDA and would then at end of life become &quot;HHW&quot;, and it =
appears
should then be treated as any other HHW. 
 
It would appear that these items would simply be best placed amongst =
other
&quot;toxics&quot;, drummed without external indicative labelling (Eg. =
NOS,
Toxic, 6 (6.1)) and shipped for incineration. They would not then =
require to go
to an FDA approved incinerator. 
 
An alternative would be to place in an A fuel drum (all parties in =
agreement)
and ship in that fashion. 
 
For the amounts and quantities involved in most programs, this would =
seem the
easy solution, for programs specifically chasing these wastestreams as a
revenue source, they could arrange contracts as appropriate under =
auspices of
the FDA if they themselves saw a need to regulate material which was
regulatorily in the vast majority of cases &quot;de-regulated&quot; by =
age or
condition. 
 
I look forward to the discussion thread this question line may =
provoke. 
 
Sincerely. 
 
Bill Lewry / KCMO.<o:p></o:p>

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