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

[Ed Gottlieb]

Margaret,

Thanks for the early heads up about the date for the next (last?) DEA Take-Back day!  Having this information helps are planning immensely.

Congratulations on the vote!  Your skill and energy keeps the cutting edge of waste pharmaceutical disposal moving onward and upward!  Thanks for your ongoing efforts!
 
Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal 
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator 
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433

>>> "Shield, Margaret" <Margaret.Shield at kingcounty.gov> 6/21/2013 12:10 AM >>>

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



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. 
View full press release.

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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