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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I agree Charlotte, Page 53531 of DEA Regs’ Q&A section referencing storage standards say, “The language used in the text of the rule, ‘should,’ is suggestive. Law enforcement are encouraged to follow the guidance
in 21 CFR 1317.35; however, they are not required to do so.” Likewise, for the ‘inside’ verbiage, they say law enforcement ‘may’ use that method.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">§ 1317.35 Collection by law enforcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">may</span> collect controlled substances from ultimate users and persons lawfully entitled to dispose of an ultimate user decedent’s property using the following collection methods:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">(3) Collection receptacles located inside law enforcement’s physical address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">§ 1317.35 (d) refers to disposition and is also suggestive in using ‘should’ by saying:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">“Any controlled substances collected by law enforcement through a …collection receptacle
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">should</span> be transferred to a destruction location in a manner that prevents the diversion of controlled substances and is consistent with that agency’s standard procedures for transferring illicit controlled
substances.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It seems the key question is whether anyone other than ultimate users can transfer controlled substances to solid waste people even if it’s embedded in a gel or dissolved and might still be ‘retrievable.’
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ed, I’m not sure I have any better contact than you would even if I had the bandwidth to help out beyond sharing this info.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Smith, Charlotte [mailto:csmith@pharmecology.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 19, 2014 10:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lucy, Burke@CalRecycle; 'pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Interesting 'destruction' of controlled substances<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">While law enforcement has the freedom to manage controlled substances as they see fit from a diversion perspective under DEA regulations, I’m not so sure they can dispose in a landfill without special permission
through a waste acceptance manager. Hopefully they have already gone through that process locally.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#00693C">Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#00693C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Senior Regulatory Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">WMSS PharmEcology Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D"><a href="mailto:msmith@wm.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0D0D0D;text-decoration:none">csmith@pharmecology.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">713-725-6363<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#4F6228"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<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">
<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lucy, Burke@CalRecycle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 19, 2014 11:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Interesting 'destruction' of controlled substances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WPD receives ‘drop off box’ for disposal of medicine</b>, December 18, 2014<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/home_top-news/150936594/WPD-receives-drop-off-box-for-disposal-of-medicine">http://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/home_top-news/150936594/WPD-receives-drop-off-box-for-disposal-of-medicine</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">“The drugs will be destroyed by transferring them to an Element MDS system. The system consists of a disposable bottle where the drugs will be transferred to and an MDS powder packet will be added along with water. The lid
is then tightened on the bottle which will auto lock and cannot be removed. The bottle will be shaken to mix the contents and all medicine inside the bottle will dissolve. The bottle is then ready to be placed in a trash receptacle for safe disposal.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">According to the manufacturer’s brochure apparently for “many people in medical, environmental, and regulatory groups,” (<a href="http://elementmds.com/wp-content/themes/ABC-basic/images/2014%20EMDS%20WP.pdf">http://elementmds.com/wp-content/themes/ABC-basic/images/2014%20EMDS%20WP.pdf</a>)
the benefits of Element® MDS include: “Can accommodate controlled substances unlike mail-in kits.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Burke<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Recycling is a good thing. Please recycle any printed emails.
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