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| Environmental Protection Agency, Part 12 |
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10 Steps to Develop and Implement a Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program
Step 1 begins with some action items that you can begin immediately.
Step 2 is an overview of how the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations apply to pharmaceutical waste management.
Step 3 begins where the regulations leave off providing guidance on how to manage nonregulated hazardous pharmaceutical waste.
Step 4 walks you through the steps necessary to perform a drug inventory review. This step can be very tedious and time consuming.
Step 5 alerts you to waste minimization opportunities.
Step 6 assesses current practices.
Step 7 takes on the communication/labeling challenge.
Step 8 considers management options.
Step 9. Getting Ready for Implementation
- Locating Your Satellite Accumulation Area
Collecting hazardous waste (HW) in the immediate area is called "Satellite Accumulation." All options in Step 8 involve satellite accumulation. It is not reasonable for all personnel to transport HW to a central storage accumulation area as it is generated throughout the day.
- Corrosive Waste
Separate container not necessary.
- "Non-Hazardous" Pharmaceutical Waste
Do not store with HW.
- Evaluating Your Hazardous Waste Storage Accumulation Area
A pilot program can provide valuable data concerning the volume and frequency of HW containers being generated.
- Selecting the Right Vendor(s)
Licensed by EPA.
- Reverse Distributors Are Not Waste Management Services
Unused compounded IVs and partial or empty vials should never be returned to a reverse distributor.
- Conducting a Pilot Program
The pharmacy and patient oncology clinics should be considered for an initial pilot program to evaluate labeling the drugs for pharmacy and nursing personnel, training, and estimating the time and costs involved in training shifts of personnel.
- Putting It All Together: Pharmaceutical Waste Management Policies and Procedures
Following the Pilot Program, and before rolling out the entire program, new policies and procedures need to be drafted to cover all aspects of the pharmaceutical waste management program. A list of policies and procedures that need to be developed are provided in the document on page 71.
- Preparing for Spills
Develop a spill-management plan that covers both immediate cleanup and a second level of emergency spill response. Determine the maximum spill that can be handled before a Fire Department hazardous materials unit is called.
For the complete document, go to:
http://www.hercenter.org/hazmat/tenstepblueprint.pdf
Loyd V. Allen, Jr., PhD, RPh
Editor-in-Chief
IJPC
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy Twenty-second edition
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Did You Know ...
...that the following is presented in recognition of our soon return to space from U.S. launch sites?
"Now," said the teacher, "give me a definition of space."
Junior stood up, flustered and red. "Space," he began, "is where there is nothing. I can't explain it exactly, but I have it in my head."
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Tip of the Week
We have probably all heard that we only use 10% of our brain. However, that appears to be incorrect. It seems that most of our brain is in use most of the time, even when a person is performing a very simple action, as the brain controls many body functions. A lot of the brain is even active when resting or sleeping. The 10% myth may have started back in a 1907 edition of Science and has continued in books, lectures, shows, etc. (www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321060#the-10-percent-myth) |
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The big blue tube's
Just like Louise,
You get a thrill,
From every squeeze!
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