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<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Am I
to assume Dr. Gressitt had the biggest hand
with whip in being awarded this grant?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
man is a moving marble....I mean marvel when it comes to action, not
words.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Congrats, Stevan...blaze that trail!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=107125216-18052010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>allen
g</FONT></SPAN></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>Sue
Dayton<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:27 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Pharmwaste] FW: Grants
News Release (HQ): Report Released on Pharmaceutical Mail-back Pilot Program
Funded by EPA<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
sdayton@swcp.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
Grants News Release (HQ): Report Released on Pharmaceutical Mail-back Pilot
Program Funded by EPA</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">May 18, 2010</SPAN></FONT> <FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Report Released
on Pharmaceutical Mail-back Pilot Program Funded by EPA</SPAN></FONT></B>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><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
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WASHINGTON</SPAN></FONT></B></st1:State></U1:STATE><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
–</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><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">”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 face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><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">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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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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the report: <A
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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