<div dir="ltr">I was wondering if anyone has links to relatively current statistics on the amount of medications wasted in the U.S. The "40% of dispensed drugs go unused" and "200 million pounds dispensed outside of hospitals are wasted" seem to still pop up often, but I'm having trouble finding citations for these statistics.<div><br></div><div>What surveys or studies are others citing?</div><div><br><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#1e487c" face="Calibri" size="4"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Greg Fabisiak</b></span></font><div><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Environmental Integration Coordinator</b></span></font></div><div><img src="https://6bc585c3ac975c15d2250e882c44ab669f6363cd.googledrive.com/host/0B8gdupL6hOgVNDVKVVJBcXhoaWs/images/co_cdphe_div_env_72_rgb_email.png" width="200" height="60"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, DEHS-A2</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Denver, CO 80246-1530</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="3">office: 303.692.2903 | fax: 303.782.4969</font></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">e-mail:<font color="#1e487c"> </font><a href="mailto:greg.fabisiak@state.co.us" style="color:rgb(30,72,124)" target="_blank">greg.fabisiak@state.co.us</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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