Pharmacies generate regulated medical waste like most healthcare businesses. Sharps waste, resulting from immunizations and vaccines, must be properly contained and disposed of in the most cost-effective, convenient, and compliant manner. Additionally, pharmacies generate pharmaceutical waste due to expiration, customers returning to dispose of their unwanted/unused medications from home, or because medications becomes non-viable for one reason or another. Unwanted medicine is dangerous to the environment upon disposal, thus requiring special handling. Sharps Medical Waste Services services pharmacies nationwide with our affordable medication disposal systems for pharmacy-controlled medications as well as consumer medication disposal solutions. We also have detailed management programs for the disposal of the hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and hazardous drug spill cleanup waste.
Sharps Disposal
Our industry-leading sharps mailbacks, shipped via UPS or USPS, are the optional service solution for pharmacies offering immunization and vaccines. Each comprehensive mailback system includes a sharps collection container, instructions for proper containment and packaging, and the shipping box, including prepaid postage, for proper transport, treatment, and disposal. All systems are treated per state and federal requirements. Proof of treatment is accessible online 24/7 for compliant and convenient recordkeeping. Mailbacks are cost-effective since they are purchased as needed, allowing pharmacies to fully utilize containers as demand increases or decreases throughout the year.
Pharmacy-Controlled (Inventory) Medications
Sharps Medical Waste Services offers two different disposal solutions for inventory medications. For disposal of controlled substances, we offer the TakeAway Medication Recovery-DEA Reverse Distribution for Registrants Mailback Solution, which is compliant with all DEA requirements for recordkeeping, containment, transportation, and disposal. Additionally, we offer the TakeAway Environmental Return System for pharmacies to dispose of their non-controlled, non-hazardous medications in an easy mailback solution. Like with the sharps mailback solutions, both pharmaceutical mailback offerings are all-inclusive with collection receptacle, instructions for proper packaging, and prepaid postage on the shipping box. Proof of treatment is accessible online.
Consumer Medication & Sharps Disposal
Consumers can bring their unwanted/unused/expired medications to the pharmacy for safe and environmentally friendly disposal. The patient simply deposits their medications into the DEA-compliant MedSafe Medication Disposal System. The MedSafe program not only offers an easy way for consumers to dispose of their unwanted medications but also drives foot traffic into your pharmacy, which can increase revenue for the pharmacy.
Sharps also offers DEA-complaint TakeAway Medication Recovery System Envelopes for consumers to use in the privacy of their own homes to collect and dispose of their unwanted/unused/expired medications. Lastly, the Complete Needle Collection and Disposal System offers self-injecting consumers a sharps container for the safe collection of sharps in their home with optional mailback disposal online at completeneedle.com
Hazardous Waste
The Hazardous Drug Spill Control Kit is a USP <800> complaint spill kit for the cleanup of chemotherapy and other hazardous drug (HD) spills. Compounding pharmacies and other healthcare facilities that handle HDs must have USP <800> compliant spill kits onsite. This requirement is part of USP General Chapter 800 and is an effort to protect workers in the event of accidental spills of HDs.
Hazardous Drug Spill Control Kit™ - USP <800> Compliant
The Hazardous Drug Spill Control Kit is a USP <800> complaint spill kit for the cleanup of chemotherapy and other hazardous drug (HD) spills. Compounding pharmacies and other healthcare facilities that handle HDs must have USP <800> compliant spill kits onsite. This requirement is part of USP General Chapter 800 and is an effort to protect workers in the event of accidental spills of HDs.