Topic of interest ( Disposing Unwanted Medications)

Disposing Unwanted Medications

  • Local agency:

The Environmental Health & Sustainability Department 

 



The environmental health strives to educate and engage the community through excellent service delivery that protects health and promotes a sustainable environment. 
Expired or unwanted prescriptions or over-the-counter medications from households have traditionally been disposed of by flushing them down the toilet or a drain. Although this method of disposal prevents immediate accidental ingestion, it can cause pollution in wastewater, which has been demonstrated to cause adverse effects to fish and other aquatic wildlife. When the water is eventually reused, it can also cause unintentional human exposure to chemicals in medications

  • State agency:

Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Environmental Health Institute, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality




The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) serves as the State's umbrella agency to regulate environmental quality. TCEQ's mission is to protect Texas' human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development, and its goals are clean air, clean water, and safe management of waste.

  • Federal agency


Environmental Protection Agency


is an agency of the federal government of the United Stateswhich was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress
  • International Agency

United Nation Environment

UN Environment is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 11, 2018 at 5:23 PM

    I think this is a wonderful (and necessary) topic to explore. I did not know of safe disposal site for pharmaceuticals until I was in college. I attended Sacramento State University and we had a safe disposal site in our school pharmacy. It's disappointing that not many commercial pharmacies have safe disposal sites considering the damage it inflicts on our environment.

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  2. Brittany AMarch 12, 2018 at 10:45 PM

    I like your topic. I think that the safe disposing of unwanted medications needs more exposure. You only hear people talk about it in school or public health buildings.

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