[Pharmwaste] FW: [Sludge] FW: to flush or not to flush.........

[Tenace, Laurie]

It sounds like there are lots of new people to the list serve chiming in on
this. Take back at pharmacies is not such pie-in-the-sky. Check out
Australia's RUM (Return Unwanted Medications) program:
http://www.returnmed.com.au/
Here's info on Canadian programs: http://www.napra.org/docs/0/97/194/184.asp

Laurie





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From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Sue Dayton
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:01 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: [Sludge] FW: to flush or not to flush.........

-----Original Message-----
From: sludge-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:sludge-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Terri Buckner
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:40 AM
To: Sludge
Subject: Re: [Sludge] FW: to flush or not to flush.........

The North Carolina Association of Pharmacists will not allow local 
pharmacies to take back prescribed drugs. Their logic is that it puts 
the pharmacy staff at risk because they are then responsible in terms of 
chain of custody. The Drug Enforcement Agency, Atlanta Division, will 
not authorize a take back program through local municipalities hazard 
waste programs for the same reasons. Their desire to control substances 
is taking precedence over safe disposal.

Terri

Childers wrote:
> Best "sort-of" solution would be a return system/network to pharmacies.
> That's assuming people not to lazy or uncaring to just flush. You'd have
to
> figure out who's going to pay for labor/sorting/storage/shipping of
returned
> drugs. Maybe best would be municipal pick-up at pharmacies provided tax
> payers willing to pay for such a system. Weak part is everyone wants
> solutions that don't cost them anything.
> Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sludge-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:sludge-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Sue Dayton
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:21 AM
> To: 'Sludge'
> Subject: [Sludge] FW: to flush or not to flush.........
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> Comment from NY re: flushing pharms.....
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> Sue Dayton
> Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
> North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Scott
Stoner
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:07 AM
> To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 39,Issue 7 - do not flush
> message
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> In New York, we recommend that NO unused drugs be flushed.  Please see our
> website, www.dontflushyourdrugs.net - Scott Stoner, Chair, Pharmaceuticals
> Work Group, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 
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> Scott J. Stoner, M.S.
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> Bureau of Water Assessment and Management
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> New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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