[Pharmwaste] FW: appropriate disposal of expired drugs

[Tenace, Laurie]

Here is a question from a non-member of the list serve. But I think it is a
good question for us to discuss and I'd like to hear of any solutions other
states have come up with for clinics, nursing homes, vets - the people that
kind of fall through the cracks - not covered by homeowner's exemptions but
not big enough to use reverse distribution. I hate to tell them about RCRA
and that they need incur costs to dispose of their drugs and have been told
on more than one occasion that they are going to keep flushing their meds
until I come up with a regulation that says they can't. 

 

Any good solutions out there? Or does anyone have regulations that help these
very small generators? 

 

Laurie J. Tenace
Environmental Specialist
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4555
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
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FAX: (850) 245-8811
Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us 

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From: Pittman, Anita [mailto:APittman at HCNetwork.org] 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:49 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: appropriate disposal of expired drugs

 

What is the appropriate and acceptable disposal policy for prescription and
over the counter drugs  in a small clinic (non-narcotic)

Thank you 

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