[Pharmwaste] FW: incineration of pharm waste

Tue Apr 29 14:45:39 EDT 2008

I have attached link for updated document for Royal Pharmaceutical Society from 2007 which piqued my interest:  

http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/cdsafedestructionguid.pdf

Pam

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barry Fernandez 
  To: DNKing at lincoln.ne.gov ; Volkman, Jennifer 
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  Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:41 PM
  Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: incineration of pharm waste

  Here is a waste guidance document put forth by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Interesting reading.

  http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/hazwastecommphguid.pdf

  Regards,
  Barry

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: DNKing at lincoln.ne.gov [mailto:DNKing at lincoln.ne.gov]
  Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:46 AM
  To: Volkman, Jennifer
  Cc: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us; portner at ahhc.net; Tenace,Laurie; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
  Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: incineration of pharm waste

  Hello:

  I would also be interested to learn more.

  Thanks,

  Dan N. King
  Environmental Health Specialist & Educator Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Environmental Public Health Division office 441.8084 dnking at lincoln.ne.gov www.lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: household)

  "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
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  I am also very interested in replies!

  ________________________________

  From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us on behalf of Tenace, Laurie
  Sent: Tue 4/29/2008 9:56 AM
  To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
  Cc: portner at ahhc.net
  Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: incineration of pharm waste

  All,

  Please send your response to Pamela Ortner

  Laurie

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  From: Pamela Ortner [mailto: portner at ahhc.net]
  Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:52 AM
  To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
  Subject: incineration of pharm waste

  I have a few questions I would like to pose to subscribers to the
  listserve:

  1)  Is there data about effluent and ash from pharm waste incinerators from some of the countries in Europe that is incinerating unused or outdated pharmaceuticals?

  2)  What is the volume of pharm waste per country that is being incinerated (if segregated from medical waste)

  2) Is there separation between packaging (plastic bottles) and the medications prior to incineration?

  3) What type of incinerators are utilized. Medical waste?  High temperature?

  4)  Are controlled drugs (CDs) separated from meds?  Are they handled differently?

  5) Are England, Scotland and Wales utilizing the denaturing of controlled substances as a primary means of disposal?  Is incineration used as a secondary means?

  Thank you, I look forward to your responses.

  Pamela Ortner, RN, BSN, COHN-S

  Education/Quality Improvement Coordinator

  Angela Hospice

  14100 Newburgh Rd.

  Livonia, Michigan 48154-5010

  (734) 953-6040

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