waste management
Could an Opioid Ecosystem Model Help End the Opioid Crisis?
An innovative "opioid ecosystem" concept could potentially play a key role in helping to end the opioid crisis by ...
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Navigating PPE Waste Disposal During a Pandemic
The increase in the need for personal protective equipment and its use during the COVID-19 pandemic has produced a ...
MAY 31, 2021
Fentanyl Availability Affects Intraoperative Dosing
According to researchers, increasing ampule size of fentanyl significantly increases the total intra-op dosing of ...
APRIL 1, 2021
Education and Easy Disposal Option Lower Opioid Supply
Educational intervention and a reliable option for opioid disposal can lead to marked increase in disposal of ...
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
FDA Updates Safe Opioid Disposal Tool Kit
The FDA has added new animated public service announcements, available in English and Spanish, to its online safe ...
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Best Practices for Monitoring Hazardous Drug Surface Contamination
Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals affects an estimated 13 million workers in the United States, with ...
AUGUST 28, 2020
Waste Handling: Doing Right by Employees, Patients
Recent and upcoming regulations may have you feeling as if the most hazardous activity in your day is coming to ...
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Puget Sound Bay Mussels Contain Small Amounts of Oxycodone
Trace amounts of the opioid oxycodone were found in the tissues of bay mussels located in Washington state’s ...
JUNE 8, 2018
Safe Drug Disposal: An Essential Part of FDA’s Efforts to Protect the Public from Opioid Overdose and Addiction
Is America awash in opioids? You might think so after reading yet another journal or news article about the current ...
APRIL 23, 2018
How to Safely Dispose of Leftover Painkillers
Each year, Americans fill several billion prescriptions, including those for strong pain medications, but some of ...
JULY 26, 2017
Proper Drug Disposal Protects Patients, Caregivers
Kerri O’Keefe had worked as a care aide in the emergency department at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), in ...
MAY 25, 2017
