[Pharmwaste] Current Estimates of Drug Waste

[Fabisiak - CDPHE, Greg]

I was wondering if anyone has links to relatively current statistics on the
amount of medications wasted in the U.S. The "40% of dispensed drugs go
unused" and "200 million pounds dispensed outside of hospitals are wasted"
seem to still pop up often, but I'm having trouble finding citations for
these statistics.

What surveys or studies are others citing?

-- 
*Greg Fabisiak*
*Environmental Integration Coordinator*

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, DEHS-A2
Denver, CO 80246-1530
office: 303.692.2903 | fax: 303.782.4969
e-mail: greg.fabisiak at state.co.us
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