[Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 122, Issue 1

Lawernce Kenemore Jr. ldkjr100 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 2 12:45:01 EST 2015


Recent study shows strengthening state tools prevents drug abuse. Great read: Strengthening state tools to prevent prescription drug abuse PDMPs are state-run electronic databases that provide data on controlled
substance prescriptions, which can be used to identify drug-seeking behaviors
(e.g. catalyst.phrma.org


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Today's Topics:

1. How Should Drug Take-Back Work? (Ed Gottlieb)
2. Re: How Should Drug Take-Back Work? ( hksanborn at comcast.net )


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From: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
To: "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Cc:
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:36:41 +0000
Subject: [Pharmwaste] How Should Drug Take-Back Work?
California Healthline "Think Tank" discussion: How Should Drug Take-Back Work?
http://www. californiahealthline.org/ think-tank/2015/how-should-
drug-takeback-work

Overview story then three panelists provide their opinions.

I strongly disagree with John Murphy ( Assistant general counsel, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
America), especially:
"mandated take-back programs will increase the burden on the environment,
because individuals will have to travel to drop-off sites and a completely new
waste disposal infrastructure will have to be created. Collecting medicines in
identifiable drop-off sites will also increase the risk for diversion of
medicines for drug use disorders."
I venture to say that the other panelists would have offered rebuttals, similar to the following, if they had been given the chance.

1. With EPR, most drop offs will be at pharmacies where the environmental burden
of travel will generally be non-existent since drop off will almost always be
combined with shopping trips.
2. Infrastructure costs, such as drop boxes and warehouses, will be moderate and
can be amortized over many years.
3. Collecting medications in identifiable drop-off sites will decrease the risk
of diversion. It is well established that the majority of prescription
medications that are illegally diverted are obtained from homes. As take back
programs reach additional communities and become more convenient, increasing
amounts of unwanted medications will be removed from homes and easy access.

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3 rd Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 273-8381 fax: (607) 273-8433

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From: hksanborn at comcast.net
To: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
Cc: "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:45:46 -0800
Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] How Should Drug Take-Back Work?
Ed- we did not know who else was asked to respond and I agree with your response
to the pharma quote. I hope people post this comments on the Healthline website
as that is where health industry workers will see them. Heidi

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On Nov 30, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Ed Gottlieb < EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org > wrote:

California Healthline "Think Tank" discussion: How Should Drug Take-Back Work?
http://www. californiahealthline.org/ think-tank/2015/how-should-
drug-takeback-work

Overview story then three panelists provide their opinions.

I strongly disagree with John Murphy ( Assistant general counsel, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
America), especially:
"mandated take-back programs will increase the burden on the environment,
because individuals will have to travel to drop-off sites and a completely new
waste disposal infrastructure will have to be created. Collecting medicines in
identifiable drop-off sites will also increase the risk for diversion of
medicines for drug use disorders."
I venture to say that the other panelists would have offered rebuttals, similar to the following, if they had been given the chance.

1. With EPR, most drop offs will be at pharmacies where the environmental burden
of travel will generally be non-existent since drop off will almost always be
combined with shopping trips.
2. Infrastructure costs, such as drop boxes and warehouses, will be moderate and
can be amortized over many years.
3. Collecting medications in identifiable drop-off sites will decrease the risk
of diversion. It is well established that the majority of prescription
medications that are illegally diverted are obtained from homes. As take back
programs reach additional communities and become more convenient, increasing
amounts of unwanted medications will be removed from homes and easy access.

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3 rd Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 273-8381 fax: (607) 273-8433 ---
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