Pharmacy Solutions Retail and Home Infusion
For years, it was common practice at many pharmacies to simply discard unwanted medications down the drain.
The results of this activity, along with other sources of environmental contamination, are now becoming apparent, as traces of pharmaceuticals are showing up in ground, surface, and drinking water across the country.
That’s why, when it comes to disposing of pharmaceutical waste, it’s no longer business as usual. Pharmacies are under increased scrutiny as federal and state authorities become increasingly active insuring that pharmacies are properly segregating and disposing of their pharmaceutical waste.
Clearly there is new urgency for having procedures in place to establish compliance. Waste Management’s PharmEcology® Services can greatly simplify the process, making it relatively simple to become fully compliant.
Retail Pharmacies
Are members of your staff familiar with waste disposal regulations for all the pharmaceutical products you carry? Do they know the hazardous waste status of prescription and over-the-counter drugs alike? Do you have policies in place that specify proper disposal methods for pharmaceutical products damaged in shipment? What about unclaimed products, such as reconstituted antibiotics? There’s also the matter of returned consumer vials that contain Protected Health Information (PHI). What should you do with them?
The list goes on. There’s so much that retail pharmacies need to know in order to manage and dispose of pharmaceutical waste in compliance with applicable regulations. Rely on these tools from Waste Management’s PharmEcology® Services to simplify the process and guide you every step of the way.
Do you know the hazardous waste classification of every pharmaceutical product you carry? With our proprietary Inventory Analysis, you can have a complete analysis of your entire pharmaceutical inventory at your fingertips within days.
Do you know how to properly manage the waste when a pharmaceutical product is discarded? Use our patented Waste Wizard to search our vast online database of more than 170,000 pharmaceutical products. Search by NDC number, product name, generic name or ingredient.
Our Safe Solutions for Sharps and Medical Waste provide a safe, convenient way to responsibly dispose of sharps, lancets, and medical waste through our MedWaste Trackersm solutions. The broad range of solutions addresses the needs of clinics, small practices, dental practices, retail and occupational clinics, community centers, employers and individual consumers.
Home-Infusion Pharmacies
As a home-infusion pharmacist, you have unique challenges in complying with hazardous waste disposal regulations. Unused concentrated selenium and chromium, Specialized IV compounds, chemotherapy, used sharps – these are just some of the items that require your close attention to ensure they are safely and appropriately disposed.
Rely on Waste Management’s PharmEcology® Services for expert guidance. Our tools simplify the process of properly segregating and disposing of hazardous and non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste and strengthen your compliance \ efforts.
Do you know the hazardous waste classification of every pharmaceutical product you carry? With our proprietary Inventory Analysis, you can have a complete analysis of your entire pharmaceutical inventory at your fingertips within days.
Do you know how to properly manage the waste when a pharmaceutical product is discarded? Use our patented Waste Wizard to search our vast online database of more than 170,000 pharmaceutical products. Search by NDC number, product name, generic name or ingredient.
Our Safe Solutions for Sharps and Medical Waste provide a safe, convenient way to responsibly dispose of sharps, lancets, and medical waste through our MedWaste Trackersm solutions. The broad range of solutions addresses the needs of clinics, small practices, dental practices, retail and occupational clinics, community centers, employers and individual consumers.
Services are provided by WM Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a Waste Management company.