[Pharmwaste] RE: Managing RcRa Hazard pharmaceutical waste

[Gilliam, Allen]

but, the software's going to be worth diddly isn't it, if hundreds of pills arrive inside a couple quart plastic bags without their original containers and you don't have a highly trained pharmacist sitting right there eyeballing every pill to identify it by color, shape and any numbers/letters on them?  Is there an easy/in-expensive way to handle these situations?

all good ideas below if they're taken back in their original bottles.

allen g
From: returnco [mailto:returnco at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:57 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: Managing RcRa Hazard pharmaceutical waste


Hi everyone,

This is my first post on the subject of handling RcRa pharmaceutical waste.
I have developed a software program that is capable of sorting out RcRa, control, and non-haz itemes. It also creates a seperate inventory list to dispose of them properly.

This program is very effective in seperating the waste stream, however, it is not efficient in seperatings already dispensed drug without the NDC.

The Question I have is this:

 1.  Can  pharmacy be regulated to put NDC# on prescription bottles or blister packs?
 2.  Why not have Pharmaceutical mfg identify RcRa haz on their product, like they do on control items.( example Warfarin P001) ? .

This would allow someone like us to manage the hazard waste like we would on DEA controlled drugs. I  know my program can definitely help sort out all the Hazardous drugs and control drugs without much effort.
And with NDC /UPC code on dispensed drugs, it would be so easy to sort out drugs by its  waste code and create useful report during the take back events.

Thank you,

Young Ko
VP of operation
Pharma-Mate Inc DBA Returnco
Pharmaceutical returns and disposal service
Phone: (727) 861-1100
E-mail : returnco at yahoo.com<http://us.mc304.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=returnco@yahoo.com>




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