[Pharmwaste] NY Governor Cuomo Vetoes Flawed Drug Take-Back Bill

[veora little]

Please let me know who to contact from PSI to work toward Florida enacting
some of this legislation.  We have been working with take back program
called Operation Medicine Cabinet in Collier County for 10 years, it is
well established with our Sheriff's office and we need to move forward to
fund, and make more opportunity in Florida.

Our district includes 5 counties in which we have a total of 34 permanent
drop boxes.

Look forward to hearing from you.  Merry Christmas everyone.


*veoralittle at gmail.com <veoralittle at gmail.com>*
*cell 239-450-2883*




On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Scott Cassel <scott at productstewardship.us>
wrote:

> We are pleased to report that, yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed New
> York State (NYS) bill S.06750/A.387-B that would have required chain
> pharmacies to collect and dispose of unused controlled substances (see
> attached).
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> The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), New York Product Stewardship
> Council (NYPSC), and Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) jointly
> urged the Governor to veto this bill for three key reasons. The bill would
> have:
>
> ·         required NY chain pharmacies and consumers to pay for drug
> take-back and excused drug manufacturers from taking financial
> responsibility;
>
> ·         neglected NYS residents in areas not served by chain
> pharmacies, especially rural communities; and
>
> ·         preempted a strong existing local extended producer
> responsibility (EPR) drug take-back law in NYS and undermined efforts by
> counties that have introduced or plan to introduce similar bills.
>
>
>
> PSI, NYPSC, and CCE organized a wide range of stakeholders to oppose the
> bill, and encouraged the Governor instead to pursue an EPR approach to drug
> disposal. While we greatly appreciate the Legislature’s attention on
> addressing this important issue, we did not believe the drafted bill would
> have been effective in achieving its goals.
>
>
>
> We applaud the Governor’s leadership in vetoing the bill, and are hopeful
> that he will support a producer-funded drug take-back program through his
> executive budget. Such a bill would save government and taxpayers money,
> provide consumer convenience, fairly incorporate the true cost of managing
> these products into the purchase price, and provide a direct financial
> incentive for pharmaceutical companies to reduce unnecessary prescriptions.
>
>
>
> Passing a truly effective drug take-back bill in NYS will ultimately help
> battle the unfortunate opioid abuse epidemic and protect our water from
> pharmaceutical contamination.
>
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