[Prevention] DEA seeking comments about RX disposal

[Rogers, Anne]

If you are participating or planning to participate in drug disposal
programs you may want to read the information linked below:

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DEA Seeking Comments on Federal Register Notice About Prescription Drug
Disposal 



To help provide guidance about how to properly dispose of prescription
controlled drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has
published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal
Register entitled Disposal of Controlled Substances by Persons Not
Registered With the Drug Enforcement Administration. Through this
Notice, DEA is requesting information on the disposal of controlled
substances dispensed to individual patients from the following interest
groups: ultimate users; State and local law enforcement agencies;
concerned interest groups; long-term care facilities; hospices and
in-home care groups; pharmacies; reverse distributors, state regulatory
agencies; other interested parties.

The notice is in response to concerns raised by public and private
groups about how the Controlled Substances Act does not include
provisions for the proper disposal of controlled substances once they
are received by the consumer. This can be particularly challenging for
coalitions launching a prescription drug disposal program.

DEA is asking the public to comment on this Federal Register notice
through March 23, 2009. To ensure proper handling of comments, please
reference "Docket No. DEA-316''on all written and electronic
correspondence. Written comments being sent via regular or express mail
should be sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Attention: DEA
Federal Register Representative/ODL, 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, VA 22152. Comments may be sent to DEA by sending an
electronic message to dea.diversion.policy at usdoj.gov. Comments may also
be sent electronically through www.regulations.gov using the electronic
comment form provided on that site. 

The Federal Register Notice is available at:
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2009/fr0121.htm.