4288.0 Safe Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: Current Practices in the US

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 2:30 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Kathy Sykes

2:30 PM
Safe disposal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Current practices in the United States
Kathy Sykes, MA
     
2:35 PM
PharmEcovigilance and the Environmental Footprint of Pharmaceuticals
Ilene Sue Ruhoy, MD, PhD and Christian G. Daughton, PhD
2:45 PM
Preserving the integrity of our waters through the use of a rural-based, older adult mail-back program for unwanted prescription drugs
Lenard Kaye, DSW/PhD, Jennifer Crittenden, MSW and Stevan Gressitt, MD
                 
2:55 PM
Regional excess medication disposal program focused on seniors
Dianne Benjamin, EdD
              
3:05 PM
Management of Unused pharmaceuticals in the Health Care Industry
Meghan Hessenauer
  
3:15 PM
Pharmaceutical Disposal and Source Reduction Case Study in Mid-Atlantic Region
Virginia G. Thompson, MA
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Gerontological Health
Endorsed by: Environment

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Gerontological Health
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