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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Debby, I don’t have any receptacle diversion statistics either in pharmacies for receptacles, but Sharps has placed over 300 receptacles in pharmacies and LTC collecting controls and non-controls all over the
country in the last year with no issues. Of course there are some states where current regulations do not allow them at this time, but we have not run into pharmacies concerned about diversion from the pharmacy staff as a reason not to place them. I would
imagine that it would be very unlikely that if a pharmacy employee wants to divert, they could talk the second employee who holds the other key to open the receptacle and then rummage through the inner liner to try and find the few controls that may be in
there. I would propose that diverting from the pharmacy inventory would be easier.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Also, the way the receptacle is placed in the pharmacy, secured, and in the line of sight of the pharmacy, it would be close to impossible for someone to get into the receptacle…especially without being seen.
The locks are security disc locks and the receptacles are UL tested for safety. Again, I think if someone was going to break in the pharmacy and look for narcotics, they would go behind the pharmacy counter where they know they could find what they are looking
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jan Harris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:jharris@sharpsinc.com">jharris@sharpsinc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">713-927-9956<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gilliam, Allen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 9:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Deborah.Hauser@epa.ohio.gov; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] RE: any good data on diversion?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Debbie,<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">To the best of my knowledge Arkansas’ take-back programs & our 100+ 24/7 permanent drop boxes’ collections are all treated as controlled and haz waste. Collections are not sifted thru by trained pharmacists
because of the time it would take. <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">With the “free” services of the AR nat’l guard along with a law enforcement officer, the collections are taken by truck to a haz waste treatment facility in the southern part of the State and incinerated.<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">Don’t see your argument, “…against participating in the collection of unwanted pharms at pharmacies is the possibility of diversion.” would be any different than a LE officer sifting thru his own drop box and
cherry picking opioids even if he would readily recognize them.<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">And, to the best of my knowledge there are no participating pharmacies because of reasons previously mentioned posits (an added burden on an already overworked pharmacy staff along with the additional admin burden
they have no time to deal with).<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">Apologies for no help,<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">Allen Gilliam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">501.682.0625<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><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">
</span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> [</span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b></span><a href="mailto:Deborah.Hauser@epa.ohio.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Deborah.Hauser@epa.ohio.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] any good data on diversion?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the biggest arguments I’ve heard against participating in the collection of unwanted pharms at pharmacies is the possibility of diversion. It seems like a valid argument, so I’d like to see if there is any anecdotal evidence to
that effect. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve contacted Iowa to find out what they have experienced since they’ve had the TakeAway program in place for a number of years. They still do not collect controlled substances, so I understand any diversion (or lack thereof) they experience
could be attributed to that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’d like to hear from other states, especially ones that are collecting at pharmacies, to see if there is any data on diversion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Debbie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#215868">Deborah Hauser<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#215868">Environmental Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#215868">Division of Materials and Waste Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#215868">614.728.5353<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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