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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regarding mailback programs: What about the potential of theft in transit? Mailmen, sorters, etc. What controls in place to 100% eliminate this? If someone diverts one mail back pouch, will this be caught? What if someone opens one up and takes 5 pills from a bottle? What if someone puts the mail back pouch in their mailbox and it gets swiped before the mailman picks it up? How do the various mailback programs address these diversion issues? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>On a related note, I am aware of at least one mailback program that is not permitted to take back DEA controlled substances. Obviously DEA controls will make it through. What happens when this mailback program facility receives DEA controls? How can this even be monitored if the container contents being shipped are not 100% examined?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regarding disposal: If these pharmaceuticals came from a non-household entity, the RCRA waste would likely have to be segregated and destroyed in a RCRA incinerator. What is the typical disposal method used in mailback programs? WTE Incinerator, RCRA Incinerator, autoclave, landfilled?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would like to learn more about the issues I raised above. Can those of you involved with the various mailback programs shed some light on these questions? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Warmest Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff Hollar</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Urbandale, IA 50322</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-276-5302 (general)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-331-7310 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-360-9785 (cell)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.pwaste.com/" title="http://www.pwaste.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.pwaste.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stevan Gressitt <a href="mailto:[mailto:gressitt@gmail.com]">[mailto:gressitt@gmail.com]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 05, 2011 5:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste; rxnews<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mailback would have precluded this problem<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Google Alerts</b> <<a href="mailto:googlealerts-noreply@google.com">googlealerts-noreply@google.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:43 PM<br>Subject: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<br>To: <a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com">gressitt@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#EBEFF9;padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>News</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="70%" style='width:70.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> new result for <b>unused medicine disposal</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 6.0pt 12.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABA5YrO8ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&usg=AFQjCNHLWhpF3cML2daOKmUAOJ3ZsIiQng" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1111CC'>Accused Yorkville officer takes unpaid leave</span></a><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chicago Sun-Times<br>Prosecutors claim that Delaney took prescription medicine for his personal use from the supplies turned in by residents as part of an <b>unused medication disposal</b> program. He is scheduled to make his first appearance in court today. <b>...</b><br><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA5YrO8ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&usg=AFQjCNFzJphdvxpixG92roh6mgxa275I4A" target="_blank" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html&hl=en&geo=us"><span style='color:#228822'>See all stories on this topic »</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#CCCCCC' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. <a href="http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=136861&hl=en&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts/remove?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&s=AB2Xq4gFWqYoaePpTBqWBdAM9CT2lCybXFzgJYc&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Remove</a> this alert.<br><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Create</a> another alert.<br><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Manage</a> your alerts.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<br>Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging<br>Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Athens, Greece<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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" target="_blank">gressitt@gmail.com</a> <br>Cell: 207-441-0291 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.benzos.une.edu/" target="_blank">www.benzos.une.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com/" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>