[Pharmwaste] more on the iPill

[Tenace, Laurie]

for those who want to know more about the iPill I just mentioned - sorry I
didn't look for more info before I sent it out. They must "retrieve" the pill
after use. 

http://www.research.philips.com/newscenter/backgrounders/081111-ipill.html

" In the form of an 11 x 26 mm capsule, the iPill incorporates a
microprocessor, battery, pH sensor, temperature sensor, RF wireless
transceiver, fluid pump and drug reservoir. It communicates via its wireless
transceiver to a control unit outside the body."


I guess it would become electronics scrap when disposed! And I wonder what
kind of battery is in it?

Laurie Tenace
Environmental Specialist
Waste Reduction Section
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS 4555
Tallahassee FL 32399-2400
P: 850.245.8759
F: 850.245.8811
Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us 

Mercury: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm 

Unwanted Medicine:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/medications/default.htm



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