Pharmaceutical Waste Reduction & Discharge Issues

The webinar included the following presentations:

Charlotte Smith, Pharmecology:
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in Healthcare

Ann Pistel, Maine DEP:
Legislative and pilot project proposal for pharmaceutical waste management in Maine

• Drug Disposal Group – Interested Parties Meeting Minutes, December 16, 2003
• Press Release: Senator Bromely Introduces Bill to Deal with Unused Medications
• Talking Points: L.D. 1826, An Act to Encourage the Proper Disposal of Expired Pharmaceuticals

Mike Redig, Florida DEP:
Universal Waste Rule for Pharmaceuticals

Peter Philbrook (EIA) and Hilary Snook (ECA), US EPA:
Analysis of Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products

Andy Bray, NEWMOA:
Useful website & information resources

• Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants
  US EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
  http://www.epa.gov/esd/chemistry/pharma/
• Archive Copy of US EPA Environmental Stewardship of PPCPs: The Green Pharmacy
  http://web.archive.org/web/20030622105213/http://www.epa.gov/esd/chemistry/ppcp/greenpharmacy.htm