[Pharmwaste] New Stericycle and SharpsCompliance med disposal kiosks

Wed Aug 9 12:27:50 EDT 2017

Thanks William for the question,

Sharps has its own unique Special Permit from DOT (SP 20284). This prevents our collector pharmacy customers from having to get their own SP20255. If a reverse distributor using common carrier does not have their own SP, you are right that the pharmacy would have to apply as party to SP 20255.

From: Yeman, William (DEC) [mailto:william.yeman at dec.ny.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:57 AM
To: Jan Harris <jharris at sharpsinc.com>; Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA) <jennifer.volkman at state.mn.us>; Jaramillo, Jeanie <Jeanie.Jaramillo at ttuhsc.edu>; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: New Stericycle and SharpsCompliance med disposal kiosks

Jan,

If Sharps Compliance uses a common carrier, doesn’t that then force each pharmacy to get DOT approval to use Special Permit SP 20255 to stay in compliance with DOT regulations?

Jeanie wrote an email on this last year (July 11.)

Bill Yeman
NYSDEC
Albany NY
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Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] New Stericycle med disposal kiosks

One of the reasons Sharps Compliance chose to use the common carrier method, besides the liability and requirement for two reverse distributor drivers, is that the receptacle fills up often and then has to be locked up for several days until a pickup service arrives. So besides being completely under the control of the registered collector (pharmacy), with common carrier, the pharmacy has back-up liners that can be easily replaced when necessary, which is more convenient for the public.

Jan Harris | Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Sharps Compliance, Inc.
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Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] New Stericycle med disposal kiosks

Actually the Sharps Compliance MedSafe program is a common carrier system. Two registered collector, (e.g., retail pharmacy) employees remove the inner liner, close it up, and provide directly to UPS. We do not have a pickup program for our DEA-compliant receptacle program.

Jan Harris | Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Sharps Compliance, Inc.
d- 713-927-9956 | o- 800-772-5657 | f- 713-660-3596

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Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] New Stericycle med disposal kiosks

That’s how it works. They are permitted by DEA to handle the collected liners, so they replace them, while pharmacy staff watch so everything is above board. I believe they are servicing the Walgreens collection sites here in MN. The Sharps Compliance system operates the same way.

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Subject: [Pharmwaste] New Stericycle med disposal kiosks

http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/what-do-your-patients-do-unused-meds?GUID=&rememberme=1&ts=08082017

This is interesting. The system is apparently entirely managed by Stericycle. The article indicates a “technician” (i.e. Stericycle rep) will come to empty the kiosk while two people from the pharmacy site are present. It’s not crystal clear, but sounds like that technician then ships the liner. The video panel is interesting with the ability to provide directions in different languages.

Dr. Jeanie Jaramillo-Stametz
Managing Director, Texas Panhandle Poison Center
Asst. Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Director, Medication Cleanout
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
School of Pharmacy
jeanie.jaramillo at ttuhsc.edu<mailto:jeanie.jaramillo at ttuhsc.edu>
Office: (806) 414-9402
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