[Pharmwaste] Police see drug disposal methods after DEA program ends

[Jeff Hollar]

Amy and all,

 

Here's a recent article from MO that talks about law enforcement pulling
their drug boxes because DEA is no longer involved in the take back events.

 

Police see drug disposal methods after DEA program ends

http://www.standard-democrat.com/story/2166771.html

 

Jeff Hollar

President

PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.

4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A

Urbandale, IA 50322

515-276-5302 (general)

515-331-7310 (direct)

515-360-9785 (cell)

www.pwaste.com <http://www.pwaste.com/> 

 

 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Tiemeier, Amy
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:43 AM
To: Ed Gottlieb; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Program closes, lack of funds. MO 4th state to not
allow pharmacy take back?

 

Ed,

Currently the MO law does not allow for pharmacies to do take back. That
being said, when the new rules and regs came out, the MO Board of Pharmacy
as well as the BNDD and other state agencies started discussing this. My
understanding is that they intend to change the state regulations to allow
this and there should be an emergency order coming out soon.

In the St. Louis area we still have law enforcement providing med take back
through funds and a partnership with a non-profit (
<http://www.missourip2d2.org> www.missourip2d2.org) that pays for
incineration for partner law enforcement.

Please let me know if you have any other questions as I am very involved
with this issue in St. Louis!

Amy

 

Amy Tiemeier, Pharm.D., BCPS

Director, Community Partnerships

Associate Director, Office of Experiential Education

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice

 

 

4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110-1088

TEL: 314.446.8554 FAX: 314.446.8386

 

 <http://www.stlcop.edu/> www.stlcop.edu

 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Ed Gottlieb
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 8:01 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Program closes, lack of funds. MO 4th state to not
allow pharmacy take back?

 

Another take back program has been forced to close due to the DEA pull out.


http://www.kfvs12.com/story/28088776/drug-take-back-program-canceled-due-to-
funding-shortfalls

This story reports that Missouri state law prohibits pharmacy take back.
Missouri is not one of the states (Georgia, Oklahoma and Hawaii) previously
identified as not permitting pharmacy take back.

Can anyone confirm if Missouri state law prohibits pharmacy take back?  If
an response is not forthcoming, would anyone from the Show-Me state
volunteer to contact your state Board of Pharmacy to ask about restrictions
and, if they exist, find out when they will change them to be aligned with
the new federal rule?  Thanks!


Any volunteers from Georgia, Oklahoma and Hawaii willing to do the same?  
Maybe the gentle pressure of inquires will help motivate those state
pharmacy boards to take action sooner.

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

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