Alameda County Votes To OK Rx Drug Disposal Measure

On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to require drugmakers to collect and safely dispose of unused prescription drugs. Failure to comply will result in a daily $1,000 fine. Pharmaceutical industry officials opposed the measure.

• "Drug-Disposal Law OKd in Alameda County" (Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 7/24).
• "Alameda County Passes Law That Makes Drugmakers Pay for Disposing of Unused Drugs" (Woodall, Oakland Tribune, 7/24).
• "California County Makes Industry Pay To Toss Pills" (AP/USA Today, 7/24).