[Pharmwaste] (no subject)

[Susan Zabo]

Does anyone know about hospitals wasting partially used controlled substances from EMT units? Can they do it for private squads also? This is the scenario explained to me.
The hospital is taking the drug and disposing of it using the approved protocol – the same as they are doing for the county emt squads.  The question is whethere there is any distinction for a county facility accepting and disposing of the controlled substance from a private squad. Does this transfer for private to public constitute any problems.  Thoughts?

Susan Zabo
Ohio Hospital Association