[Pharmwaste] FW: new guidance documents available for community pharmacies

[Tenace, Laurie]

Thanks to NERC for these useful new documents
Laurie





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From: Lynn Rubinstein [mailto:lynnr12 at verizon.net] 
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:51 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: new guidance documents available for community pharmacies

The Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC) has completed work on the first 
comprehensive guidance document for community pharmacies for holding 
unwanted medication collections.  The guidance document - and companion 
"Quick Guide" - was written with support from the Community Pharmacy 
Foundation.  It builds on two years of work with community pharmacies 
throughout the Northeast and Virginia, and the experiences gained with five 
collections.



Both documents are available for free download:



*         Best Management Practices for Holding Unwanted Medication 
Collections: A Legal & Safe Approach for Community Pharmacies

http://www.nerc.org/documents/unwanted_medication_collection_bmp_11_08.pdf



*         Quick Guide: Holding an Unwanted Medication Collection for 
Community Pharmacies

http://www.nerc.org/documents/unwanted_medication_collection_quick_guide_11_0
8.pdf



For more information, contact Lynn Rubinstein lynn at nerc.org

Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director
Northeast Recycling Council, Inc.
lynn at nerc.org   www.nerc.org
139 Main St., Suite 401
Brattleboro, VT 05301
phone: 802-254-3636  fax: 802-254-5870

NERC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.