[Pharmwaste] Over prescribing of opiods to children documented

[Ed Gottlieb]

Great story about a recent study:
http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=ser&sub=def&pag=dis&ItemID=318826

"...on average, patients only used 42% of their prescribed medication. More concerning, they found 82% of parents were not told what to do with the remaining medication, and only 6% of parents actually got rid of leftover medication."

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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