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<div>Wouldn't it be easier to disolve<a></a> the pills in laboratory solvent waste that is generated by most hospitals. The solvent waste can then be manifested and shipped to a permitted HazWaste<a></a> Incinerator for disposal.</div>
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<font face="Tahoma" color="#000000" size="2"><b>From:</b> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Stevan Gressitt [gressitt@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 14, 2011 8:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tenace, Laurie<br>
<b>Cc:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: [Pharmwaste] Prescription Drug Disposal in OK<br>
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<div>But there is a famous old recipe at:
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<div> <a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/unwantpharm.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/unwantpharm.pdf</a>
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<div>2.3 Waste immobilization: encapsulation </div>
<div>Encapsulation involves immobilizing the pharmaceuticals in a solid block within a plastic or </div>
<div>steel drum. Drums should be cleaned prior to use and should not have contained explosive </div>
<div>or hazardous materials previously. They are filled to 75% capacity with solid and semi-solid </div>
<div>pharmaceuticals, and the remaining space is filled by pouring in a medium such as cement </div>
<div>or cement/lime mixture, plastic foam or bituminous sand. For ease and speed of filling, the </div>
<div>drum lids should be cut open and bent back. Care should be taken to avoid cuts to hands </div>
<div>when placing pharmaceuticals in the drums. Once the drums are filled to 75% capacity, the </div>
<div>mixture of lime, cement and water in the proportions 15:15:5 (by weight) is added and the </div>
<div>drum filled to capacity. A larger quantity of water may be required sometimes to attain a </div>
<div>satisfactory liquid consistency. Steel drum lids should then be bent back and sealed, ideally </div>
<div>by seam or spot welding. The sealed drums should be placed at the base of a landfill and </div>
<div>covered with fresh municipal solid waste. For ease of movement, the drums may be placed </div>
<div>on pallets which can then be put on a pallet transporter. </div>
<div>Encapsulation of antineoplastic drugs requires a slightly different technique (see Section </div>
<div>4.6).</div>
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<div>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<br>
Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging<br>
Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research</div>
<div>Athens, Greece</div>
<div>Founding Director, International Institute for Pharmaceutical Safety<br>
University of New England, College of Pharmacy<br>
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences <br>
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry<br>
University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine<br>
716 Stevens Avenue <br>
Portland, Maine 04103<br>
<a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com">gressitt@gmail.com</a> <br>
Cell: 207-441-0291 </div>
<div><a href="http://www.benzos.une.edu/" target="_blank">www.benzos.une.edu</a> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com/" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Tenace, Laurie <span dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Does anyone have any research on this disposal method for pharmaceuticals? I would encourage anyone with real data about incorporating drugs into concrete to pass
this information along. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks,</span></p>
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From: Lyle Milby <br>
Sent: Feb 11, 2011 11:25 AM <br>
To: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>
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Subject: [Pharmwaste] Prescription Drug Disposal in OK <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Sounds like we are going to have some heavily medicated concrete in Oklahoma.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><a href="http://newsok.com/oklahoma-agency-hopes-drop-boxes-will-provide-safe-prescription-drug-disposal/article/3539251#ixzz1DZWw0cna" target="_blank">http://newsok.com/oklahoma-agency-hopes-drop-boxes-will-provide-safe-prescription-drug-disposal/article/3539251#ixzz1DZWw0cna</a></span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Norman, OK 73070</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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