Medical Industry
Waste Prevention Round Table

Pharmaceutical Waste

1) Complete facility self-assessment guide at www.h2e-online.org/pubs/selfasmt.pdf

2) Conduct random expired pharmaceutical audits and remove outdated products from inventory.

3) Separate and store outdated pharmaceuticals by manufacturer and by the manufacturer’s return policy for possible return to the manufacturer.

4) Train all employees according to your outdate management program and ensure that employees can identify, reduce and properly handle wastes.

5) Label every waste container with the contents.

Pharmaceutical Waste Management:
Regulatory Tangles & Environmental Uncertainties
May 15th, 2002 Notes

Overwrite this, this is the place where you input the info...
A list of pharmaceuticals containing mercury (excel spreadsheet) is at:
www.premierinc.com/all/safety/publications/10-02_downloads/02_HG_drug_list_08-22-02_public.xls

Information on a Waste Oxidizer System for Pharmaceutical Waste can be found at: www.hospitalwastedisposal.com/p-196.htm

Drug disposal, waste reduction and future directions.
www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/ppcp/images/green2.pdf

Origins and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment.
www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma/images/drawing.pdf

Information on pharmaceuticals and personal care products as pollutants
www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma/images/forum.pdf

More information on pharmaceuticals and personal care products as ubiquitous pollutants
www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/images/192odc02.pdf

From Florida here is a nice guide on hazardous waste management for pharmacies
www.floridacenter.org/brochures_bulletins/rcra_pharmacies.pdf

Ken Grimm