[Pharmwaste] Items Accepted at Permanent Collection

[Chapman, Alice]

Hello,

Part of this discussion thread raised concerns about the potential application of DOT regulations to law enforcement medicine take-back programs.

When we worked with local pharmacies and other partners to develop take-back programs, we carefully walked thru the DOT regulations with the assistance of DOT staff and were able to find proper shipping names, labels, and convenient non-bulk packaging that suited the operation.

If law enforcement were to change from self-transportation to using commercial transportation, they could use the same options that have successfully been used at pharmacy take-back programs since 2006. Other areas of the US, such as Maine, have learned how to transport materials in the mail.

We recommend that take-back programs stick with standardized protocols that have been demonstrated successful at preventing many of the problems and concerns that were raised in this discussion thread. Appropriate agencies need to be involved in developing protocols that work, and to have a role in ongoing oversight and assistance of take-back operations. Learn about take-back programs in Washington here: http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/why/how-medicine-take-back-works.

Thanks, ac

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