[Pharmwaste] FW: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal
Sue Dayton
sdayton at swcp.com
Wed Mar 24 11:45:11 EDT 2010
Next time one of you is at the flea market ask the person selling them where
they get the stuff.
Sue Dayton
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
PO BOX 44
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
(336) 525-2003
sdayton at swcp.com
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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From: DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ) [mailto:Deborah.DeBiasi at deq.virginia.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:02 AM
To: Sue Dayton; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal
I checked with our Board of Pharmacy here in Virginia, and was told that
they occasionally run across the same thing here at Flea Markets and street
venders. They have an enforcement branch that will go and embargo anything
that is expired, adulterated or mislabeled in any way.
The question is how are the flea market people and street venders getting
all of these expired drugs. Is there something that can be done about it
so that the medications aren't available to the public? Given the mention
that some of the packaging has been torn off, I'm wondering if expired OTC
drugs are handled like old magazines and books. The seller rips off the
cover or the part of the package with the UPC code and sends it to the MFG
for credit. Perhaps some of the pharmacy people on the list can let us know
what the procedure is for handling these items when they are removed from
their shelves.
Deborah L. DeBiasi
Email: Deborah.DeBiasi at deq.virginia.gov (NEW!)
PH: 804-698-4028
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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: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:29 AM
To: 'Matthew C. Mireles'; 'Gressitt,Stevan';
pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us; rxnews at listserve.com
Cc: linkfilion at communityofcompetence.com; easmith at communityofcompetence.com
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal
I just went to a flea market in SC outside of Columbia. SAME deal. There was
at least 3 troughs (2' x 10 ') holding mountains, piled on top of each
other, of various over-the-counter meds. I was flabbergasted!
Where are they getting these?
Sue Dayton
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
PO BOX 44
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
(336) 525-2003
sdayton at swcp.com
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
_____
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Matthew C.
Mireles
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:30 PM
To: Gressitt,Stevan; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us; rxnews at listserve.com
Cc: linkfilion at communityofcompetence.com; easmith at communityofcompetence.com
Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] FW: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal
We have been receiving very interesting stories about unused and expired
medicines through our new patient safety reporting system called Share Our
Stories (S.O.S.). One in particular deals with unused and expired meds
(UEMs) showing up at a weekend flea market...
S.O.S. is an anonymous system for patients and families to report medical
adverse experiences as well as give us good suggestions about patient safety
and healthcare outcomes. However, most of the reports that we have received
involved adverse medication events (drug interactions) or side effects that
presumably caused the patient to discontinue the meds (non-adherence) and
stockpile them at home or work.
Excerpt from original story:
I recently went to a local flea market and found many vendors selling
medicine. They ranged from tylenol, pepcid, zyrtec, prevacid, to robitussin.
Some of the medication, in fact most of it was expired. Some of the med
boxes had certain parts of the box torn off. Some of the boxes had a
statement that " The makers of Pepcid Complete od not manufacture store
brands." I would like to know what the quote means and would also like to
know what pottential risks there are to taking expired meds. I am a senior
nursing major and medicine is a big part of what
I recently went to a local flea market and found many vendors selling
medicine. They ranged from tylenol, pepcid, zyrtec, prevacid, to robitussin.
Some of the medication, in fact most of it was expired. Some of the med
boxes had certain parts of the box torn off. Some of the boxes had a
statement that " The makers of Pepcid Complete od not manufacture store
brands." I would like to know what the quote means and would also like to
know what pottential risks there are to taking expired meds. I am a senior
nursing major and medicine is a big part of what I do. This recent discovery
troubles me. Please help. Thank you for your time.
Matthew C. Mireles, PhD, MPH
Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety
-----Original Message-----
From: "Gressitt, Stevan"
Sent: Mar 21, 2010 6:26 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us, rxnews at listserve.com
Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal
I would be interested if anyone runs into any other examples of this.
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Marquardt Building, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
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REDBRIDGE: Warning over bogus
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/5074
038.REDBRIDGE__Warning_over_bogus_medicine_collections/&ct=ga&cad=7:1:0&cd=g
0eIVl7uMXE&usg=AFQjCNFaI0W-njiVy2MmpHXVITwQa-T3Zg> medicine collections
Guardian Series
People with any concerns or questions on the scam or on the disposal of
medicines should speak to their GP or local pharmacist. ...
<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news
/5074038.REDBRIDGE__Warning_over_bogus_medicine_collections/&hl=en> See all
stories on this topic
--
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Marquardt Building, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
Fax: (207)287-1022
Cell Phone: (207) 441-0291
E-Mail : stevan.gressitt at maine.gov
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