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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005>Charlotte <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005>(<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005>we're gonna miss ya at our next H2E seminar in
n.w. arkansas in january!)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT>,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359355712-11112005>i hope
Stevan (cc'd above) will respond with more detailed info he had
provided (back in july?) regarding "non-compliance rates" (% of meds not
used by residential recipients). i believe he referred to another
person and report (by a pharmaceutical company?) that indicated 40 to
60 % of drugs prescribed are "tossed". the med's final resting place
(landfill or toilet?) i don't believe was mentioned because of lack of
data. i believe he even estimated the monetary losses to states'
healthcare programs to be about $1 million for a state the size of arkansas
(~2.5 million population) because of this waste. considering today's
economic woes and the rising costs of healthcare, one would think state
legislators' eyes would pop out of their sockets if they had this type of info
and try to mitigate.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005>Stevan? think you can dig up that source
again?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359355712-11112005>Thanx
in advance,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359355712-11112005>allen
gilliam</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359355712-11112005>adeq
state pretreatment coordinator</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359355712-11112005>501.682.0725</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359355712-11112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Charlotte A. Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:16
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Pharmwaste] Percentage of waste drugs from unwanted consumer
meds<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I just received a call from a
staffer at the US House of Representatives Science Committee inquiring as to
what percentage of drugs entering the environment, primarily through
drain/sewer disposal, can be attributed to consumers flushing unwanted
medications. I do not know of any studies on this or available data. Do any of
you have information you can share that I can refer back to this gentleman? It
appears the House of Representatives is starting to become interested in this
issue so I think we should do all we can to make the case for enabling
legislation, especially with respect to DEA and funding of programs. Thanks
much! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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Smith</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, R. Ph., M.S.,
HEM</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">H2E Champion for Change Award
2004</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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