McKean County, PA Unwanted Medication Collection Program

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McKean County, PAUnwanted Medication Collection
Program

• Bradford Regional Medical Center
• Bradford, PA, McKean County
• Saturday, May 16, 2009, 8 to Noon

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The Beginning! Allegheny, Susquehanna and
Genessee Rivers
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Partners and Resources

• PA CleanWays 2 million dollar insurance,
  volunteers, DEP Household Hazardous Grant
  Administration
• Penn State Extension Leadership, advertising,
  and organization.
• McKean Conservation District Leadership,
  volunteers, and Water Resources Education Network
  Grant (WREN) Administration.

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Partners and Resources

• Bradford Regional Medical Center Site and
  PharmacistEnvironmental Enterprises
  Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio Non controlled
  substances
• McKean County Sherriff and Deputy Security and
  Controlled Substances
• Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA - Incinerator

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Partners and Resources

• McKean County Commissioners Political and
  Financial Support
• PA DEP Household Hazardous Grant 50 of Costs
• League of Women Voters WREN Grant 5000.00
• Unwanted Medication Collection Event
• Educational PowerPoint
• Personal Care Home Survey

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Unwanted Medication Collection Program

• Saturday, May 16, 2009
• Bradford Regional Medical Center Parking Lot
• 8AM to Noon

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Educational PowerPoint

• OBJECTIVES
• Explain the Issue
• Share USGS and Dr Volz Research Information
• Tour of Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Send NO Flushing Message
• Advertise the Unwanted Medication Collection Event

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Research Data

• Fish Study June 14, 2008
• Dr. Conrad Volz, University of Pittsburgh,
  Control Study on Upper Allegheny River

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You Wouldnt Do This!
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So Dont Do This!
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Placemat 12,000 Distributed
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Survey Results

• Cameron, McKean, and Potter County Personal Care
  Homes
• 5 Facilities Surveyed
• Total Beds 459
• Average 91.8 Beds
• Beds Occupied 93 Average

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Medication Disposal Needs

• Increasing 2 (40)
• Decreasing 0
• Same 3 (60)

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Type of Pharmacy Used

• Mail Order Pharmacy 1
• Long Term Care Pharmacy 4
• Veterans Pharmacy 1
• Pharmacy Management Group - 1

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Reasons for Unwanted Medications

• Patient leaves or dies 3
• Allergic or adverse reaction 1
• Medication Expired 2
• Medication No longer required 5
• Patient refused treatment 3
• Excess dosage 1
• Medication dropped or spilled - 4

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Reasons Why They Flush

• Does not flush 1
• Medicare Policy 1Medicaid Policy 1
• Drug Enforcement Agency policy 1
• Facility Guidelines 2
• Other (Disposed of in Sharps Container) - 1

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If flushed- Water Destination

• Wastewater sent to Sewage
• Treatment Plant - 4

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How Often Do You Dispose

• As necessary 2
• Once/week 1
• Once/month - 1

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Who Should Create Alternative to Flushing

• State Government 1
• Federal Government 3
• Pharmaceutical Companies 1

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Pharmaceutical Movement

• 0-4-2-0
• 0-4-1-0
• 0-3-2-0
• 1-4-0-0
• 0-3-0-0
• 2-4-0-0

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Who Is Flushing

• We found that 3 facilities are flushing 100 of
  their controlled substances.
• One Facility Manager Suggestion
• Have a bolted down safe that can receive
  controlled substances and then Pharmacy
  Representative visits and opens and empties
  periodically.

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Thank You

• Jim Clark, Extension Educator
• Penn State Coop Extension of McKean
• jac20_at_psu.edu
• 814-887-5613
• Heather McKean, Watershed Specialist
• McKean County Conservation District
• hsmckean_at_mckeancountypa.org
• 814-887-4003