[Pharmwaste] FYI: FDA Unveils Public Education Campaign on Safe Opioid Disposal

Tue Apr 23 13:52:40 EDT 2019

I hope they get this right and recommend using collection programs. Has anyone on here been working with FDA on this?

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April 22, 2019

Dear Colleague,

FDA is excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new public education campaign to encourage safe disposal of unused opioid pain medicines. Please join us on Wednesday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) to hear about this important new effort and learn what you can do to reduce the chance of accidental or intentional prescription opioid misuse among your constituents, neighbors, friends, and loved ones.

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