[Pharmwaste] Responding to "Measuring the amount...."

[David Stitzhal]

Hi Jennifer.

In quick response to your list-serve posting about responding to the 
MN legislator, I thought I would forward the following links and data 
gathered by our team.

How and whether we can use this  information to determine amounts in 
waterways is a whole other discussion, and a model that should be 
built.



Total Retail Sales 2005 (traditional drug stores)
*  Year end 2005 sales for all traditional drug stores (chain & 
independents) reached an estimated $174.2 billion, up 4.1% from 2004: 
(from http://www.nacds.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=507 )

(Lots of interesting data here.  Note the "average prescription 
price" information.  That alone could keep statisticians, model 
builders and prognosticators of projection busy for some time.)


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Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs

from 
http://statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare&category=Health+Costs+%26+Budgets&subcategory=Prescription+Drugs&topic=Total+Sales+for+Retail+Rx+Drugs 


  United States
  $170,814,580,325


Rank:  24
Washington
  $2,850,045,651


Let us know what approach you take.

Best.

Stitzhal
PH:ARM (Pharmaceuticals from Households: A Return Mechanism)
206-723-0528

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