On June 20, 2013, the King County Board of Health passed new Secure Medicine Return Regulations to establish an industry-funded medicine take-back program in King County. Under these regulations, certain drug manufacturers must participate in developing and operating a stewardship plan to provide safe collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from residents in the county. …
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Product Stewardship Plan Definition
Standard stewardship plan A standard stewardship plan is the plan for the collection, transportation and disposal of unwanted covered drugs. It is financed, developed, implemented and participated in by producers; Is operated by the participating producers or a stewardship organization; and Approved as the standard stewardship plan Independent stewardship plan An independent stewardship plan is …
Consultation to Drug Producers Participating in a Product Stewardship Plan
Requirements of the standard stewardship plan To assist you or your designated stewardship organization, we are offering consultation and technical assistance to meet the requirements for the standard plan. We can also answer questions about the option of an independent plan. Contact: Taylor Watson Local Hazardous Waste Management Program 206-263-1880 or [email protected].
Revised Plan Submitted for Review
King County MED-Project LLC submitted a revised proposed stewardship plan for review in accordance with the December 14, 2015 compliance deadline. On March 17, 2016 the revised plan submitted by King County MED-Project LLC was approved with the designation as an Independent Plan. The compliance deadline for the approved independent plan to be fully implemented …
Notice of Intent to Participate in a Stewardship Plan
A notice of intent to participate in a stewardship plan under the Secure Medicine Return Regulations has been received from 197 drug producers to date. Producers submitting their intent include manufacturers of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, both brand and generic. The names of the drug producers providing their intent are shown below in alphabetical order. Information …
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Share Your Contact Information
If you would like to work with other interested drug producers to develop the standard plan you can share your contact information by completing the form below. Contact information will be sent to interested drug producers by GovDelivery, a secure email delivery system. Contact Information Your contact information will only be shared with other interested drug producers who …
Drug Wholesalers
Under the Secure Medicine Return Regulations drug wholesalers must submit a list of the drug producers whose covered drugs are sold for residential use in or into King County. In addition to this initial list an annual update of the list is a requirement and due on January 15th annually. On June 20, 2013, the …
Costs to Participate in a Stewardship Plan
Provision of drop boxes for the standard stewardship plan Provision of up to four hundred secure drop boxes for retail pharmacies and law enforcement agencies willing to participate as drop-off sites will be provided for the standard stewardship plan by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County. It is anticipated that this provision …
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Approved Standard Stewardship Plan
On October 16, 2015, the revised proposed stewardship plan susbmitted by ReturnMeds LLC on June 25, 2015, was approved with the designation as the Standard Plan. The standard stewardship plan is the plan in which all drug producers must participate, unless a producer pursues the option of an independent plan. The compliance deadline for the approved …
Stewardship Plan Approval
Revised Plans Submitted Stewardship organizations continued to express their interest in the role of stewardship plan operator under King County’s Secure Medicine Return Regulations by submitting a revised stewardship plan for review and approval. Notification of plan approval status was provided to each stewardship organization on October 16, 2015. Approval Status Plan approval status for revised …