[Pharmwaste] DEC Announces First Round of Participating Pharmacies, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities in State's Pilot Drug 'Take-Back' Program

[Jim Mullowney]

Thank you Scott,

 

As you know collection programs are a good start to solving a much larger
problem. The European Commission contracted with Deloitte to address the
problem and recently released a document along with a public comment survey.
I have attached my comments and would hope your group would also comment.
This is an addressable problem, we just need to define the problem. Please
take a look at my comments and look at my TED talk
https://youtu.be/zX6OsvzZdOw?t=2 if you have not seen it already.

 

OSHA looks at all drugs and how dangerous they are to humans (not birds and
fish). Out of the 6000+ drugs they have a list of 260 or so that are
Hazardous Drugs and are highly controlled. Our bodies destroy most of them
and this information is available on every drug from the FDA. We took the
list of 260 cross referenced with the FDA and came up with a list of 27 that
are highly excreted in the urine, they just happen to be drugs used to treat
cancer. Sooo. common sense would say the problem is. 

The excretions from patients undergoing certain cytotoxic drug treatments.

 

Have a great day, I am still digging out here in Newport and it is cold.

 

 

Jim Mullowney, President

Pharma-Cycle, LLC.

Associate Member American Society of Clinical Oncology

Member of the American Chemical Society

 <mailto:jmullowney at pharma-cycle.com> jmullowney at pharma-cycle.com

(617) 755-0883

 

 

 

 

From: Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf
Of Scott Cassel
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2018 8:02 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] DEC Announces First Round of Participating Pharmacies,
Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities in State's Pilot Drug 'Take-Back'
Program

 

NYSDEC's official announcement if you haven't seen it.

 

 

 


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For Immediate Release: 12/28/2017

Contact: Erica Ringewald | (518) 402-8000

Press Office | PressOffice at dec.ny.gov 

 

DEC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF PARTICIPATING PHARMACIES, HOSPITALS AND
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN STATE'S PILOT DRUG 'TAKE-BACK' PROGRAM

State's Pharmaceutical Take-Back Pilot Program Will Improve Water Quality,
Protect Public Health and Reduce Safety Risks  

Retail Pharmacies, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Encouraged to
Apply for Second Round of Pilot Program 

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner
Basil Seggos today announced the first group of participants in the State's
$2 million Pilot Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program. Participants include 80
retail pharmacies, hospitals, and long-term care facilities across the
state. 

The Pilot Pharmaceutical Take Back Program will officially begin accepting
waste medications in April 2018, when medication collection boxes are
delivered to and installed by participating pharmacies. Until then, the
public is encouraged to use existing medication collection box locations,
which can be found by visiting the DEC website
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/67720.html and clicking on NYS Medication
Drop Box Locations link. 

"By placing medication drop boxes in community pharmacies, hospitals and
long-term care facilities, we are increasing opportunities for New Yorkers
to properly and easily dispose of unwanted medications," said DEC
Commissioner Basil Seggos. "Participants in New York's free drug take-back
program are protecting their communities and the environment."  

 

Under the drug take-back program, DEC will purchase medication collection
boxes and pay for the disposal of waste pharmaceuticals collected by
participating facilities for two years. Implementation of this pilot program
will help improve water quality, protect public health by removing
medications from home medicine cabinets, and reduce potential adverse
impacts to fish and aquatic organisms. 

 

            The statewide Pilot Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program is funded
through the Environmental Protection Fund. Resources from the fund will be
used to cover the full cost of purchasing U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration-compliant medication drop boxes, as well as the cost of pick
up, transport, and destruction of collected waste pharmaceuticals for a
two-year period.    

 

            With technological advances in analytical techniques, it is now
possible to detect low levels of drugs in surface water and groundwater.
Some drugs pass largely unaltered through wastewater treatment plants and
enter rivers and other waterways. 

Flushed medications have been found in New York lakes, rivers, and streams
and can negatively affect the waterways. A national study conducted in 1999
and 2000, by the U.S. Geological Survey found low levels of drugs such as
antibiotics, hormones, contraceptives, and steroids in 80 percent of rivers
and streams tested. Medications adversely affect fish and other aquatic
wildlife and increase the development of drug-resistant bacteria. 

 

            In addition, there are concerns about unused pharmaceuticals
getting into the wrong hands. The Center for Disease Control reports that
one U.S. citizen dies every 16 minutes from a drug overdose and has declared
this public health threat an epidemic.  

 

            The pilot program is open and is accepting applications. Retail
pharmacies, hospitals, and long-term care facilities are encouraged to
enroll online at the Pilot Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program web page on
DEC's website http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/108213.html or at
on.ny.gov/rxpilot <http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/108213.html> .

 

Senator Tom O'Mara, Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation
Committee, said, "It's incredibly important to do anything and everything we
can to complement and support the efforts of local law enforcement and other
community leaders to combat prescription drug abuse.  These efforts include
National Prescription Drug Take- Back Days and other initiatives like this
one to encourage the collection, and safe and responsible disposal of unused
medications. New York's program to expand the number of permanent, locally
based drop-off locations is a very positive addition to the state's ongoing,
overall effort to protect our communities and local environments."

 

"Expired, unwanted and unused pharmaceutical drugs require proper disposal
in order to prevent unintended environmental harm. Studies have detected
widespread drug contamination in water. This pilot program will help keep
these contaminants out of our water.  It is always less expensive to prevent
pollution than to have to pay to clean it up," said Assemblyman Steve
Englebright, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation. 

 

"By providing safe drug take-back locations to New York residents at
convenient locations such as pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and
grocery stores, this program will help address drug abuse and reduce water
quality impacts throughout the state," said Scott Cassel, chief executive
officer and founder of the Product Stewardship Institute, which has promoted
drug take-back nationwide for the past decade. "However, sustainable funding
from drug manufacturers - mandated through extended producer responsibility
laws - is still needed to make these programs effective on a state or
national scale."

 

"Pharmacists in New York look forward to continuing to work with DEC, the
Legislature and the Governor to help our customers safely and conveniently
dispose of unused medications," said Roxanne Richardson, President,
Pharmacists' Society of the State of New York.

 

"We would like to thank the Department of Environmental Conservation for
their collaborative approach to protecting public health and the
environment. The Food Industry Alliance is very grateful for this unique
opportunity to help ensure the adoption of best practices throughout the
industry," Maston Sansom, FIA Vice President.

 

"This statewide program is a significant turning point in the battle to keep
drugs out of our waters and out of the hands of potential abusers. We know
the public will stop flushing unwanted drugs when safe disposal options are
safe, convenient and free. CCE fought hard for the inclusion of funds in the
state budget for this critical program and we are thrilled the DEC has
crafted this ideal program and it will be starting in April. Protecting our
waters and the public from risky exposure to prescription drugs should be
everyone's goal. Prescription drugs should come from our pharmacists not
from our faucets," said Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens
Campaign for the Environment.   




 

List of Initial Awardees - Pilot Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program 

 


Regional Economic Development Councils 

County

Awardee


Long Island 

Nassau

Franklin Square Pharmacy Inc.

925 Hemptead Tpke

Franklin Square, NY 11010


Long Island

Nassau

Specialty Rx servicing Nassau Extended Care Center

1 Greenwich St

Hempstead, NY 11550


Long Island

Nassau

Smith Pharmacy

53 N Broadway

Hicksville, NY 11801


Long Island

Nassau

Savall Drug

393 Merrick Ave N

Merrick, NY 11566


Long Island

Suffolk

Specialty Rx servicing Ross Healthcare Center

839 Suffolk Ave

Brentwood, NY 11717


Long Island

Suffolk

112 Pharmacy and Surgical

689 Medford Ave

East Patchogue, NY 11772


Long Island 

Suffolk

Country Village Chemists

227 E Main St

Huntington, NY 11743


Long Island

Suffolk

Specialty Rx servicing The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

64 County Rd 39

South Hampton, NY 11968


Long Island

Suffolk

Southrifty Drug

54 Jagger Ln

Southampton, NY 11968


Long Island

Suffolk

Pharmscript NJ/St James Rehab

275 Moriches Rd

St James, NY 11780


Long Island

Suffolk

Stony Brook Student Health Services

1 Stadium Rd

Stony Brook, NY 11794-3191


New York City 

Bronx

Arthur Avenue Pharmacy

2343 Arthur Ave

Bronx, NY 10458


New York City

Bronx

Mt. Carmel Pharmacy Inc.

705 E 187th St

Bronx, NY 10458


New York City

Bronx

RND Pharmacy Inc d/b/a Casa de Vida Pharmacy

52 W Burnside Ave

Bronx, NY 10453


New York City

Bronx

Specialty Rx servicing Throgs Neck Rehab and Nursing

707 Throgs Neck Expressway

Bronx, NY 10465


New York City

Kings

Euro Chemist Pharmacy

669 Manhattan Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11222


New York City

Kings

Jojan Pharma Inc. 

121 Saint Nicholas Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237


New York City

Kings

MRR Pharma Inc.

6220 11th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11219


New York City

Kings

Vijan Pharma Inc.

312 Ralph Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11233


New York City

Kings

Lindenwood Rx Center servicing BRC Chemical Dependency Crisis Center

1380 Loring Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11208


New York City

New York 

Life Pharma II Inc.

471 Lenox Ave

New York, NY 10037


New York City

Queens

Specialty Rx servicing Cypress Gardens Center

139-66 35th Ave

Flushing, NY 11354


New York City

Queens

Jan Pharma Inc.

311 Saint Nicholas Ave

Ridgewood, NY 11385


New York City

Richmond

Specialty Rx servicing Staten Island Care Center

200 Lafayette Ave

Staten Island, NY 10301


Mid-Hudson

Orange

Specialty Rx servicing Cold Spring Hills for Nursing and Rehab

378 Syosset-Woodbury Rd

Woodbury, NY 11797


Mid-Hudson

Rockland

Pharmscript NJ/Pine Valley

661 N Main St 

Spring Valley, NY 10977


Mid-Hudson

Ulster

Dedrick's Pharmacy

190 Main St

New Paltz, NY 12561


Mid-Hudson

Ulster

Saugerties Pharmacy

250 Main St

Saugerties, NY 12477


Mid-Hudson

Ulster

Village Apothecary

79 Tinker St

Woodstock, NY 12498


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Pharmscript NJ/Fieldhome

2300 Catherine St

Cortlandt, NY 10567


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Dobbs Ferry Pharmacy

18 Cedar St

Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

 

Fishkill Pharmacy LLC dba The Medicine Shoppe

1004 Main St Bldg 554

Fishkill, NY 12524


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Trotta's West Street Pharmacy

15 Halstead Ave

Harrison, NY 10528


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Taconic Pharmacy

3659 Lee Rd

Jefferson Valley, NY 10535


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Larchmont Pharmacy

2141 Palmer Ave

Larchmont, NY 10538


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Northern Westchester Rx Center

19 E Main St

Mount Kisco, NY 10549


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

New Rochelle Prescription Center

551 Main St

New Rochelle, NY 10801


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

HealthSmart Pharmacy

203 Main St

Ossining, NY 10562


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Pharmscript NJ/Somers Manor

189 Route 100

Somers, NY 10589


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Sunshine Pharmacy

276 Main St

White Plains, NY 10601


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Grassy Sprain Pharmacy

640 Tuckahoe Rd

Yonkers, NY 10710


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Lemac Pharmacy

623 McLean Ave

Yonkers, NY 10705


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Sunrise Pharmacy

2 Park Ave

Yonkers, NY 10703


Mid-Hudson

Westchester

Specialty Rx servicing Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation

120 Odell Ave

Yonkers, NY 10701


Capital Region

Albany 

Marra's Pharmacy

217 Remsen St

Cohoes, NY 12047


Capital Region

Albany 

Four Corners Pharmacy LLC

360 Delaware Ave

Delmar, NY 12054


Capital Region

Columbia

Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy

2967 Route 9 Ste 400

Valatie, NY 12184


Capital Region

Rensselaer

Young's Pharmacy & General Store, LLC

1636 Burden Lake Rd

Averill Park, NY 12018


Capital Region

Schenectady

Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy

1400 Altamont Ave

Schenectady, NY 12303


Southern Tier 

Delaware

Margaretville Hospital Pharmacy

42084 NY-28

Margaretville, NY 12455


North Country

Clinton

Condo Pharmacy

28 Montcalm Ave

Plattsburgh, NY 12901


North Country

Clinton

Cornerstone Drug & Gift, Inc.

72 Champlain St

Rouses Point, NY 12979


North Country

Essex

Elizabethtown Community Hospital

75 Park St

Elizabethtown, NY 12932


North Country

Essex

Keeseville Pharmacy, Inc.

1730 Front St

Keeseville, NY 12944


North Country

Essex

Adirondack Apothecary

4315 Main St

Port Henry, NY 12974


North Country

Franklin

Alice Hyde Medical Center

133 Park St

Malone, NY 12953


North Country

Warren

Stone's Pharmacy Inc.

1 Main St

Lake Luzerne, NY 12846


Mohawk Valley

Herkimer

The Medicine Shoppe

10 Central Ave

Ilion, NY 13357


Mohawk Valley

Lewis

Lewis County General Hospital

7785 N State St 

Lowville, NY 13367


Mohawk Valley

Oneida

Harpell Chemists

12-65 150th St

Whitestone, NY 11357


Central New York

Onondaga

Pharmscript NY/Loretto

700 E Brighton Ave

Syracuse, NY 13205


Southern Tier

Tompkins

Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

101 Dates Dr

Ithaca, NY 14850


Finger Lakes

Wayne

Galen's Health Mart Pharmacy

17 Sodus St

Clyde, NY 14433


Finger Lakes

Wyoming

Sinclair Pharmacy

75 N Main St

Warsaw, NY 14569


Western New York

Allegany 

Alfred Pharmacy, Inc.

36 N Main St

Alfred, NY 14802


Western New York 

Allegany

Friendship Pharmacy

9 W Main St

Friendship, NY 14739


Western New York 

Cattaraugus

Vic Vena Pharmacy

1322 W State St

Olean, NY 14760


Western New York 

Chautauqua

Heritage Village Rehab and Skilled Nursing Inc.

4570 Route 60

Gerry, NY 14740


Western New York

Chautauqua

Heritage Green Rehab and Skilled Nursing Inc.

3023 Route 430

Greenhurst, NY 14742


Western New York

Chautauqua

Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing Inc.

150 Prather Ave

Jamestown, NY 14701


Western New York

Erie

Alden Pharmacy

13203 Broadway St

Alden, NY 14004


Western New York

Erie

Tile Pharmacy

1031 Cleveland Dr

Cheektowaga, NY 14225


Western New York

Erie

Transit Hill Pharmacy

6344 Transit Rd

Depew, NY 14043


Western New York

Erie

Cy's Elma Pharmacy

2317 Bowen Rd

Elma, NY 14059


Western New York

Erie

Wanakah Pharmacy

4923 Lakeshore Rd

Hamburg, NY 14075


Western New York

Erie

Holland Pharmacy, Inc.

19 N Main St

Holland, NY 14080


Western New York

Niagara

Family Pharmacy Plus

320 S Transit St

Lockport, NY 14094


Western New York

Niagara

Moden-Giroux, Inc d/b/a Middleport Family Health Center

81 Rochester Rd

Middleport, NY 14105-0188


Western New York

Niagara

Summit Park Pharmacy 

2578 Niagara Falls Blvd

Niagara Falls, NY 14304


Western New York

Niagara

Wurlitzer Family Pharmacy Inc.

521 Division St

North Tonawanda, NY 14120

 

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