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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Grants News Release (HQ):
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Report Released on Pharmaceutical Mail-back
Pilot Program Funded by EPA</span></font></b> <b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Agency provided $150,000 grant to <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</u1:placetype></st1:PlaceType> of
<u1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine</u1:placename></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s
Center on Aging to undertake study</span></font></i> <i><font size=5
face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u1:state u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>WASHINGTON</span></font></b></st1:State></u1:state><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> –</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Through a grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</u1:placetype></st1:PlaceType> of
<u1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine</u1:placename></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s
Center on Aging has completed the first statewide mail-back pilot program for
managing pharmaceutical waste from consumers. Studies show that pharmaceuticals
are present in our nation’s waterbodies and that certain drugs may cause
ecological harm. EPA is currently evaluating the potential risks associated
with pharmaceuticals and personal care products on public health and aquatic
life.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>”This pilot is important because it has filled
research gaps about the volumes and types of medications that can end up in our
waters, and affect our ecosystems,” said Peter S. Silva, assistant
administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. “The pilot also gave
residents a way to serve as environmental stewards to reduce water
pollution.”</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The program included the use of mailers to return unused and
unwanted medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, from households. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Maine Care (<u1:state u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</u1:place></u1:state></st1:place></st1:State>’s
Medicaid program) established a limit for certain drugs on the quantity that
can be filled with an initial prescription. This policy is targeted at reducing
the supply and accumulation of unused medications and to prevent pollution. The
<u1:state u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Maine</u1:place></u1:state></st1:place></st1:State> legislature also
recognized the value of the take-back pilot and enacted legislation to continue
the program for an additional two years. As part of the EPA grant, the <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</u1:placetype></st1:PlaceType> of
<u1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine</u1:placename></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s
Center on Aging developed a handbook on the project and collected data on
the type and amount of unused medications. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The grant is part of EPA’s larger efforts to protect
the health of older adults and encourage older adults to engage in
environmental stewardship in their communities. Older adults were actively
involved in the design and implementation of the safe medicine disposal; for <u1:state u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</u1:place></u1:state></st1:place></st1:State>
pilot program.</span></font><span lang=EN> </span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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href="http://www.epa.gov/aging/RX-report-Exe-Sum/">http://www.epa.gov/aging/RX-report-Exe-Sum/</a></span></font>
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