Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, Consumer Health Products Canada
PCPSA Guiding Principles for Developing a National Program Level Playing field Both the Recycling Regulation and the PCPSA stewardship plan include mechanisms designed to minimize the number of obligated producers not participating in the program. Shared Responsibilities Local, provincial and federal governments, consumers and other stakeholders should be responsible for maximizing the use of existing waste management infrastructure. Industry should be responsible for pickup and recycling. Post-Consumer waste stream The Pharmaceutical Category schedule of the Regulation and the PCPSA program are designed to deal with products in the consumer waste stream.
Economic and environmental efficiency The PCPSA program is designed to establish benchmarks for both activities. Environmental management The PCPSA program meets this standard.
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We have achieved a 95% participation rate from community pharmacies. We monitor closures and opening to ensure awareness of Medications Return Program. We provided pharmacy managers with information to educate their staff on this program. We publish e-bulletin to communicate results and special events (med campaign) taking place in their province
All prescription drugs and oral dosage from for over-the-counter medications and natural health products. Examples of dosage forms are: solids, semi-solids and powders caplets, capsules, tablets, granules, mixtures, powders for injection, creams, lotions, gels, suppositories, etc. liquids solutions, suspensions, syrups, ampoules, etc. aerosol canisters sprays and inhalers Novel dosage forms Strips, gums, patches, etc
Excluding food and beverages products Including medicated patches, anti-bacterial and anti-fungus medications
Track containers by original, weight and dates
5 gallons/ max 50 pounds Locking lids with 3 or 5 each openings Screw top pails and ties to secure lids, may need 3 levels of containment Re-usable containers with lining. Mail-back Drugs are not considered to attract theft since most are “average prescriptions” of no interest to abusers Track mix of drugs collected every 3 years in order to invoice the stewards by market share (generic/research based/OTC) Medications collected in BC Program 2009 50 tons or 110, 231 pounds
The program is very simple, from the drop-off point used by consumers, through the collection at pharmacies by courier, to the secure storage and shipment for safe disposal. Track mix of drugs collected every 3 years in order to invoice the stewards by market share (generic/research based/OTC)
Single regulation best, offers some flexibility. Special waste/prescribe waste category Medications has been approved and is safe for human when use as prescribed Safety issue, need to remove unused or expired meds from household rather than an environmental issue such as paint or pesticides.
The bulk of human pharmaceuticals found in waterways most likely got there by way of sewage. Taking unused pharmaceuticals out of landfills may make only a small difference in the concentrations of APIs found in water. But take-back programs may help prevent leftover pharmaceuticals from being misused. For that reason and others, utilities and local governments are moving forward with a variety of pharmaceutical take-back efforts in the absence of regulations—or data indicating such programs actually work.
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