The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comment on a survey it plans to conduct on disposal methods of unused pharmaceuticals by the health care industry.
The EPA in an Aug. 12 Federal Register notice announced the draft survey and other supporting documents, which can be found on the agency’s Web site, www.epa.gov/guide/304m/ or from the federal online docket www.regulations.gov/. Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0517. There is a questionnaire pertaining to veterinary hospitals.
The EPA is asking stakeholders to comment on specific aspects of the upcoming survey and its scope. The information compiled from the completed survey will be used in a detailed study on how veterinary hospitals, human hospitals, long-term care facilities, and hospices dispose of their unused pharmaceuticals. All of them will be surveyed.
The EPA is in the process of distinguishing between veterinary hospitals and other veterinary facilities such as offices. As a result, the agency is seeking feedback on whether to include veterinary offices, medical and dental offices, university clinics, and prison clinics.
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