[Pharmwaste] Oct 26th DEA event & King County drug take-back law

[Shield, Margaret]

Two announcements from King County, WA:



The PIO for the Seattle Field Division emailed to me today to say that the date of the fall National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday October 26th.



And, secondly, today the King County Board of Health voted unanimously in support of a county-wide Rule & Regulation establishing a secure medicine take-back system that is financed and provided by pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Please see the media release below, and a link to a summary of the law.



Best regards!

Margaret Shield, PhD, Policy Liaison

Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

cell 206-265-9732

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From: King County, WA [KingCounty at subscriptions.kingcounty.gov]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 4:09 PM
Subject: Safe, convenient drug take-back law passed by Board of Health

Safe, convenient drug take-back law passed by Board of Health

Today, the King County Board of Health took a significant remaining step towards reducing preventable deaths from drug overdoses by passing a Rule & Regulation to create a drug take-back system for King County residents. The program promotes the safe disposal of unused prescription and over-the-counter medicines, and will be funded and operated by the drug manufacturers who produce the medications.

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http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/news/2013/13062001.aspx



Link to overview of the King County Board of Health Rule & Regulation

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/BOH/MedicineTakeback/overview.aspx



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