[Pharmwaste] RE: Managing RcRa Hazard pharmaceutical waste

Fri Apr 16 09:18:13 EDT 2010

Please note that consumer drug waste is not regulated under RCRA by EPA.
Some states do bring the 5% of RCRA drugs back into regulation if
consolidated at collection events. There has been a great deal of recent
discussion on the safety and cost-efficienty of utilizing waste to
energy plants and regulated medical waste incinerators for these
collected wastes as a cost-effective and safe method of disposal. Those
who have tried to segregate at collection events found it unworkable.

Best regards, 

Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM

Director, PharmEcology Services

WM Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

12229 W. North Ave., Suite 2

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

414-292-3959

713-725-6363 (cell)

414-479-9941 (fax)

csmith at pharmecology.com

Waste Management's renewable energy projects create enough energy to
power over 1 million homes.

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Gilliam,
Allen
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:11 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Managing RcRa Hazard pharmaceutical waste

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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