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Medical and pharmaceutical waste disposal for pharmacies

A pharmacy generates two streams that look similar and are governed by completely different agencies. Expired non-controlled stock is pharmaceutical waste. Scheduled medication is a DEA matter. We handle the first and stay firmly out of the second.

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Tell us about your facility and the Mobile office will call you back.

Or call (251) 300-6143.

  • No long-term contracts

    You stay because the pickups happen, not because a contract says so.

  • No hidden fees

    Mail-back has no minimum purchase and no fuel surcharge either.

  • Local pickup

    South Alabama, South Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.

  • Mail-back anywhere

    Prepaid return boxes to all 50 states, for offices that make very little.

Secured storage area with labeled containers for expired pharmacy stock

What a pharmacy generates

Expired stock, and immunization sharps

Expired and unused medication is the bulk of it, and some of it is classed by the EPA as hazardous pharmaceutical waste, which cannot go in the regular waste stream or down a drain.

Immunization and injection services add a second, smaller stream: vaccine syringes, needles and the occasional contaminated swab. And then there are controlled substances, which follow the DEA route and are not part of this service.

  • Expired non-controlled stock Out-of-date and unsaleable medication from the shelves.
  • EPA hazardous pharmaceuticals The subset the EPA classes as hazardous, handled separately from ordinary drug waste.
  • Immunization sharps Vaccine and injection needles and syringes from the clinic room.
  • Not collected here Controlled substances, which follow 21 CFR 1317 through a DEA-registered route.

What applies to you

The rules behind the containers

Three agencies show up in a pharmacy waste conversation. Knowing which one owns which stream is the whole skill.

  • EPA on hazardous drug waste

    Healthcare facilities including retail pharmacies handle hazardous pharmaceutical waste under 40 CFR 266 subpart P.

  • No sewering

    Subpart P prohibits flushing hazardous pharmaceutical waste down a drain or toilet.

  • DEA on controlled drugs

    Scheduled medication is destroyed under 21 CFR 1317 through registered collectors and reverse distributors, not through a medical waste hauler.

  • OSHA on the clinic room

    Immunization services bring 29 CFR 1910.1030 into play for the staff giving injections.

A summary for orientation, not legal advice. Check the current rule with the agency, or call the office in Mobile, AL.

Two ways to dispose

Pickup or mail-back

It comes down to how much you make. Steady volume suits a truck on a schedule. An office that fills a few containers a month can skip the truck and mail them back.

Scheduled pickup

For clinics, practices and facilities with steady volume

  • Containers and bags supplied for each waste stream
  • Routine or flexible pickups, adjusted when your volume changes
  • Collected by trained, experienced personnel
  • Waste manifest and proof of legal destruction every time
  • Local across South Alabama, South Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, from our Mobile, AL office
Quote a pickup schedule

Mail-back

For small quantity generators, 0 to 50 lbs a month

  • Systems from 1 quart to 28 gallons
  • Prepaid return box and a pre-filled manifest
  • Email tracking from pickup to destruction
  • Electronic certificate of disposal
  • No contracts, no minimums, no fuel surcharges
See mail-back systems Or go straight to the shop

Your account

The clean division of labour

Two vendors, two sets of records, and no confusion about which is which.

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  • We take

    Expired and unused non-controlled medication, including EPA hazardous pharmaceutical waste, and immunization sharps.

  • We do not take

    Any controlled substance. That is DEA territory and needs a registered route.

  • Containers supplied

    The right container for each stream, so hazardous and non-hazardous stay separate at the shelf.

  • Records for both

    A manifest and proof of destruction from us; keep the DEA paperwork alongside it.

Questions

Pharmacies, answered

Something we did not cover? The office that serves you can answer it.

Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143

Can you take controlled substances?

No. Destruction of DEA-scheduled medication runs under 21 CFR 1317 through registered collectors and reverse distributors. We handle non-controlled pharmaceutical waste.

What is hazardous pharmaceutical waste?

A subset of drug waste the EPA classes as hazardous. It is handled separately under 40 CFR 266 subpart P and must not be flushed. BioMed handles it as part of pharmaceutical waste disposal.

Do you collect sharps from our immunization clinic?

Yes, as regulated medical waste, on scheduled pickup or through a mail-back system for a low-volume clinic room.

Can you help set up the program?

Yes. We can audit how you handle pharmaceutical waste today, characterize and inventory it, and supply the right containers.

Is there a contract?

No long-term contracts and no hidden fees.

Other facilities

We collect from these too

All 40 facility types we serve

Services

How the waste actually leaves

Local pickup runs from our Mobile, AL office, and mail-back ships to all 50 states. Compare all services.

A quote for pharmacies

Tell us what you generate and where you are. The Mobile office comes back with a quote, and there is no contract to sign.

Request a quote Mobile, AL(251) 300-6143