[Pharmwaste] drug mixtures hazardous?
MARIA DIMEGLIO
MDIMEGLI at ci.alameda.ca.us
Thu May 13 19:37:41 EDT 2010
Sounds like Troubling Bubbles to me.
Maria Francesca Di Meglio, M.S.
Public Works Department
City of Alameda
Phone: (510) 749-5840
FAX: (510) 749-5867
email: mdimegli at ci.alameda.ca.us
"If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished,
refinished, resold or recycled then it should be restricted, redesigned
or removed from production." Pete Seeger
>>> On 5/13/2010 at 1:46 PM, <Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov> wrote:
First, I*m not a toxicologist. But on general principal it seems adding
any fluid to the mix increases the chances of leakage, of which we have
had none to date. The mixology of unknown chemicals being comingled
seems like inviting trouble. Perhaps the volume of what is returned is
higher by asking for original containers, but remember we were counting
what came in. Hopefully EPA will let the report on the final be released
in a week or so. However, ask someone like a pharmacist what happens to
some of the enteric coated pills that someone might leave in their pants
pockets and let it run through the washer? Right a nice clean totally
undissolved pill. Ph was wrong for dissolution to occur. Not sure what
you might think of making that liquid slurry out of*..
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
Fax: (207)287-1022
Cell Phone: (207) 441-0291
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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 Lucy,
Burke
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:12 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] drug mixtures hazardous?
The La Crosse County Sheriff*s practice of *dissolving* controlled
substances reminds me of another issue, which Stevan or others in Maine
may be able to answer * the pharma mailback mailers that I*ve seen now
instruct people to keep the pharmaceuticals in their original containers
when placed into the provided envelope. That does seem to increase the
bulk and weight of each mailer. I can see the concern that loose pills
could slip out of the envelope, but it appears that even putting all the
pills together into a single sealable baggie * or maybe into a single
pill bottle - and then into the envelope is not an option. Is this a
USPS concern that certain drug mixtures could be hazardous? If you
make a slurry of any pills with any liquids and put it in a sealable
baggie - which always has the potential to leak when mailed * could
those mixtures be dangerous to the average postal worker? Likewise, if
household hazardous waste facilities receive loose pharmaceuticals and
then comingle them with poisons, how dangerous could that be?
Burke
Burke Lucy
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Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
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From:Gressitt, Stevan [mailto:Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 9:59 AM
To: Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA); Lucy, Burke;
pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] DEA letter could doom county medicine
disposalprogram
One of my concerns is that with the ONDCP now looking to encourage
increasing take backs, that there will be a number of situations develop
where there will be diversion or high risk and that will backfire on all
of us trying to get this solved. Then of course there will be the
instant experts who will all of a sudden appear*..or organizations.
Wonder when the wild west will start.
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
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From:Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA) [mailto:Jennifer.Volkman at state.mn.us]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:54 PM
To: Lucy, Burke; Gressitt, Stevan; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] DEA letter could doom county medicine
disposalprogram
I'm still checking around, but as far as I can tell, from talking with
DEA here in MN, there is no connection between St. Louis county and
LaCross county's situation. The programs are completely different. I
think the reference to St. Louis is just reporter confusion.
Having seen how evidence rooms are operated, but maybe they aren't all
the same, I don't know how this could be an issue. They are generally
very secure (requiring 2 deputies to access or very restricted access)
and many have cameras in them that are monitored. Regardless of whether
they collect HH pharms, they have to meet DEA requirements for all of
the other drug related evidence in the room. Maybe the whole article is
reporter confusion.
From:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Lucy, Burke
[Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:38 AM
To: 'Gressitt, Stevan'; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] DEA letter could doom county medicine
disposal program
It appears the sheriff*s evidence locker was not under 24-hour law
enforcement watch.
From:Gressitt, Stevan [mailto:Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:29 AM
To: Lucy, Burke; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] DEA letter could doom county medicine
disposal program
How were they doing it?
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
Fax: (207)287-1022
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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 Lucy,
Burke
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:46 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] DEA letter could doom county medicine disposal
program
Speaking of any problems with law enforcement programs*
DEA letter could doom county medicine disposal program| May 12, 2010
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_dd544664-5d7b-11df-ac29-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
*A part-time [La Crosse County, Wisconsin] sheriff's deputy sorts out
controlled substances, which are dissolved and kept in locked storage
until they are taken - under the deputy's watch - to an incinerator in
Illinois. Nedrelo said the DEA*s letter calls for controlled substances
to be under 24-hour law enforcement watch - a level of security beyond
even the sheriff*s evidence locker.*
Burke Lucy
Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov
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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
Tenace, Laurie
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:18 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: FW: [Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 55, Issue 9
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From:Sheahan, Terry [mailto:terry.sheahan at cityofchicago.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:16 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 55, Issue 9
I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:
1) What state do you work in or represent? I don't represent the
state, only the City of Chicago
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state? Not completely sure, but we have had no issues.
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions? Our agreement with the City and DEA is that all
controlled substances get destroyed in front of a sworn Chicago Police
officer. We usually do this by dumping them in a drum of solvents that
will eventually be incinerated....Waste to Power.
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state? Not that I am aware of.
Terrence Sheahan
Environmental Engineer III
(Hazmat Program Coordinator)
Permitting and Enforcement
Department of Environment
33 N. LaSalle, LL Room 120
Chicago, IL. 60602
Phone: 312-742-4806
Fax: 312-744-5272
From:Gayle Gray [rxrescuepack at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:30 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 55, Issue 9
I would also be very interested in the result of the survey.
Gayle Gray RN BSN MHS
CEO
Rx Rescue LLC
rxrescuepack at gmail.com
(208) 514-9652
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Today's Topics:
1. RE: Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes
(Gressitt, Stevan)
2. Kim Stevenson/OES/ONYX is out of the office.
(Kim.Stevenson at veoliaes.com)
3. nanoparticles (HACKEL, RICHARD)
4. RE: Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes (MARIA
DIMEGLIO)
5. RE: Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes (Lucy, Burke)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Gressitt, Stevan" <Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov>
To: "Kernen, Brandon" <Brandon.Kernen at des.nh.gov>,
<pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:23:41 -0400
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop
Boxes
I*d be very interested in seeing the result of this survey.Please?
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
Fax: (207)287-1022
Cell Phone: (207) 441-0291
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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
Kernen, Brandon
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:59 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes
NH is considering clarifying state law to allow for police stations to
have drop boxes for unwanted/expired medicine. Although some of these
exist in NH already, NH state law inadvertently does not permit these at
this time.
I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:
1) What state do you work in or represent?
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state?
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
Thank you
Brandon Kernen, PG - Supervisor, Hydrology and Conservation Program
Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau Phone: 603 271 0660/Fax: 603 271
0656
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/index.htm
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kim.Stevenson at veoliaes.com
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:01:18 -0500
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Kim Stevenson/OES/ONYX is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 05/07/2010 and will not return
until
05/11/2010.
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From: "HACKEL, RICHARD" <RHACKEL at idem.IN.gov>
To: "'Jackson, Jennifer'" <jacksonj at ebmud.com>,
<BAPPG at yahoogroups.com>, <SFBAY_Pharm_Disp at yahoogroups.com>,
<pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 12:32:07 -0400
Subject: [Pharmwaste] nanoparticles
Developing concerns on potential impacts of nanopartilces.
See:
http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100511/News01/5110313/1011/News
Rich Hackel, OSC
Emergency Response Section, NRO
Indiana Department of Enviromental Management
Cell 574 / 274-9103
574 / 245-4876 fx 245-4877
rhackel at idem.in.gov
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From: "MARIA DIMEGLIO" <MDIMEGLI at ci.alameda.ca.us>
To: "Brandon Kernen" <Brandon.Kernen at des.nh.gov>,
<pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>, "Stevan Gressitt"
<Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:08:36 -0700
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop
Boxes
1) What state do you work in or represent?
California
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state?
Not sure
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
Not sure
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
Not sure
I would be interested to see the survey results.
Maria Francesca Di Meglio, M.S.
Public Works Department
City of Alameda
Phone: (510) 749-5840
FAX: (510) 749-5867
email: mdimegli at ci.alameda.ca.us
"If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished,
refinished, resold or recycled then it should be restricted, redesigned
or removed from production." Pete Seeger
>>> On 5/10/2010 at 7:23 AM, <Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov> wrote:
I'd be very interested in seeing the result of this survey.Please?
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Ph: (207)287-4273
Fax: (207)287-1022
Cell Phone: (207) 441-0291
E-Mail : stevan.gressitt at maine.gov
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mh/
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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
Kernen, Brandon
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:59 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes
NH is considering clarifying state law to allow for police stations to
have drop boxes for unwanted/expired medicine. Although some of these
exist in NH already, NH state law inadvertently does not permit these at
this time.
I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:
1) What state do you work in or represent?
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state?
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
Thank you
Brandon Kernen, PG - Supervisor, Hydrology and Conservation Program
Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau Phone: 603 271 0660/Fax: 603 271
0656
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/index.htm
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Lucy, Burke" <Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov>
To: 'MARIA DIMEGLIO' <MDIMEGLI at ci.alameda.ca.us>,
"pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us"
<pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:29:48 -0700
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop
Boxes
I*m currently surveying all pharma collection sites in California to
comply with our SB 966 (
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_966_bill_20071012_chaptered.html
) so I have a pretty good handle on all the roughly 45 law enforcement
sites in the state * although I*ll know more after all the results come
in.
1) What state do you work in or represent? California
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state? SB 966 mandated that my agency create model program guidelines (
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/Medications/ModelProgram/Criteria.pdf
), which are now the leading officially-sanctioned guidelines in
California. Those non-mandatory guidelines include language specific to
law enforcement programs, and SB 966 includes this statement:
(d) Model programs deemed in compliance with this article shall be
deemed in compliance with state law and regulation concerning the
handling, management, and disposal of drug waste for the purposes of
implementing the model program.
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
You*re welcome to look through our 15-page guidelines (
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/Medications/ModelProgram/Criteria.pdf
) since much of it touches on law enforcement and controlled substances
issues. However, these two provisions stand out:
For controlled substances, the signed inventory must accompany the
pharmaceutical waste and must stay with law enforcement in the evidence
storage locker and through the point of destruction. Before the
home-generated pharmaceutical waste is destroyed, the contents must be
checked against the inventory to ensure that there has been no
diversion. This is a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency law.
Events:
c. Law Enforcement - Law enforcement may participate in a collection
event to provide security for event personnel. This is optional and at
the discretion of collection organizers. A law enforcement officer is
only required to attend and participate in a collection event only if
controlled substances are to be accepted at the event. Per U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA) law, only a law enforcement officer may accept
controlled substances from the consumer. If controlled substances will
be accepted, the operator of the event shall ask the law enforcement
agency that is providing the officer if the agency has any specific
requirements that the event must adhere to. For example, the law
enforcement agency may specify the type of packaging that the drugs must
be contained in to be accepted into their evidence locker, or if the
containers the collection event will provide, are adequate for the law
enforcement agency purposes. For controlled substances only, law
enforcement must be on site at all times and be able to see the
collection and movement of the home-generated pharmaceutical wastes from
the public to the collection location. Law enforcement must be able to
see the transfer of home-generated pharmaceutical wastes from vehicles
to the collection containers. The operator should coordinate with law
enforcement to determine the appropriate position for law enforcement to
be stationed.
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
One program has their drop-box under surveillance in the parking lot
about 50 feet from the entrance to their law enforcement facility. They
said they had some trouble with what they were assuming were small
businesses dropping off a lot of pharmaceutical waste and/or sharps but
that may have worked itself out by now. They also told me if they had
to do it over again, they wouldn*t recommend putting the bin in the
parking lot if for no other reason because of the inconvenience of
emptying the box that*s 50 feet away.
There*s another program that has secure collection bins in pharmacies
(and at law enforcement locations) but only allows law enforcement to
collect the waste including controlled substances. The DEA told them
they didn*t like that and would follow up with an official letter saying
that, but it*s been about 9 months now and they still haven*t received
that letter.
You*re welcome to contact me directly if you*d like contacts or more
details.
Burke
Mr. Burke Lucy
Integrated Waste Management Specialist
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
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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 MARIA
DIMEGLIO
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:09 AM
To: Brandon Kernen; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us; Stevan Gressitt
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop
Boxes
1) What state do you work in or represent?
California
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state?
Not sure
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
Not sure
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
Not sure
I would be interested to see the survey results.
Maria Francesca Di Meglio, M.S.
Public Works Department
City of Alameda
Phone: (510) 749-5840
FAX: (510) 749-5867
email: mdimegli at ci.alameda.ca.us
"If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished,
refinished, resold or recycled then it should be restricted, redesigned
or removed from production." Pete Seeger
>>> On 5/10/2010 at 7:23 AM, <Stevan.Gressitt at maine.gov> wrote:
I'd be very interested in seeing the result of this survey.Please?
Stevan Gressitt, M.D., Medical Director
Office of Adult Mental Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
MarquardtBuilding, 2nd Floor
11 State House Station
32 Blossom Lane
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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From:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of
Kernen, Brandon
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:59 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Unwanted Medicine - Police Station Drop Boxes
NH is considering clarifying state law to allow for police stations to
have drop boxes for unwanted/expired medicine. Although some of these
exist in NH already, NH state law inadvertently does not permit these at
this time.
I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:
1) What state do you work in or represent?
2) Are police station drop boxes allowed or prohibited in your
state?
3) Is there specific guidance or legal requirements associated
with the drop boxes beyond obtaining DEA waivers and complying with haz
waste rules/exemptions?
4) Have there been any problems with police station drop boxes in
your state?
Thank you
Brandon Kernen, PG - Supervisor, Hydrology and Conservation Program
Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau Phone: 603 271 0660/Fax: 603 271
0656
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/index.htm
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