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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please note this email did not originate with me - Laurie</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Over the weekend, the <b><i>New York Times</i></b> published an article titled “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/us/dea-effort-to-curb-painkiller-abuse-falls-short-at-pharmacies.html?_r=0">D.E.A. Effort
to Curb Painkiller Abuse Falls Short at Pharmacies</a>.” PSI was quoted in the article, which goes into the details of pharmacy collection and the need for producer responsibility to pay for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">PSI will be <a href="http://www.productstewardship.us/event/drug-take-back-at-retail-pharmacies">
hosting a free webinar</a> focusing on the collection of leftover medications at retail pharmacies this
<b>Thursday, October 15<sup>th</sup> from 2:00 – 3:30pm EDT.</b> The webinar will address some of the challenges faced with pharmacy collection, while highlighting one pharmacy that is currently collecting controlled substances in store.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Suzy Whalen</span><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#7F7F7F">_____________________________________<br>
Suzy Whalen</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7F7F7F">Outreach and Communications Coordinator<br>
<i>Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.<br>
</i>29 Stanhope St., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116<br>
P: (617) 236-8293 F: (617) 236-4766<br>
TTY: please dial 711.<br>
<a href="http://www.productstewardship.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#7F7F7F">www.productstewardship.us</span></a><br>
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