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<p>Thanks for covering this vital topic!<br>
1. Take-back is the preferred method of disposal according to the DEA, EPA, FDA, etc. You should not talk about flushing first! Flushing is an option for a side note, if mentioned at all: only use for a few medications listed by FDA and only if take-back
is not available. Otherwise it should not be used at all.<br>
2. The statement, "Even year-round drop-off at select sites lacks a key component: incentive." is incorrect. Take-back is fairly new in the U.S., other countries have long running programs and none need or use incentives to have high participation rates.
French program awareness: 77% of the population returns unused medicines to the pharmacist, 70% of which responded “always”.* Convenience and program promotion are key to high participation rates.
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* <a href="https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2015/05/France_Fact_Sheet_FINAL_2_3_2015.pdf">
https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2015/05/France_Fact_Sheet_FINAL_2_3_2015.pdf</a><br>
from: <a href="https://calpsc.org/products/pharmaceuticals/">https://calpsc.org/products/pharmaceuticals/</a><br>
3. Building on many local and two state extended producer responsibility laws, we need a federal law mandating a take-back program, to be organized and paid for by drug manufactures, with well defined convenience requirements.</p>
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Thanks for your consideration!</p>
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<font size="+0"><span lang="en-US"><font size="2">Ed Gottlieb<br>
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
Board Member, New York Product Stewardship Council<br>
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