[Pharmwaste] Various news
Ed Gottlieb
EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org
Fri Dec 23 11:22:29 EST 2016
Walgreens open kiosks in NJ
http://eprretailnews.com/2016/12/23/walgreens-installs-its-drug-take-back-kiosks-at-16-walgreens-drugstores-in-new-jersey-833544657/
Medical news website publishes excellent story on Proper Medication Disposal
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/873455
County Police Crime Lab Manager arrested for taking opioids from drop boxes.
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-drug-lab-manager-1223-20161222-story.html
Millinckrodt Pharmaceuticals donates 80,000 home disposal kits to CT.
http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-drug-deactivation-kits-1223-20161222-story.html
"The [Red Boiling Springs Police Department]... announced that they have partnered with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Office of Sustainable Practices to participate in Tennessee’s Permanent Pharmaceutical Take Back Program. This program supports the Governor’s Prescription for Success Initiative."
I wonder how many other state DEC's include an Office of Sustainable Practices? How many states have a, "Permanent Pharmaceutical Take Back Program" or a "Prescription for Success Initiative"? Way to go Tennessee!
http://maconcountytimes.com/top-stories/10562/rbs-police-dept-receives-drug-take-back-bin
Old news: I may have missed a posting about the FDA updating disposal info on their website back in October. Mentioning it now in case it wasn't posted. If I correctly recall what FDA used to say, this is an improvement.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/EnsuringSafeUseofMedicine/SafeDisposalofMedicines/ucm186187.htm
Wishing everyone a safe and happy holidays!
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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