L.A. Officials Call for Comments on Plan To Have Drugmakers Collect, Dispose of Unused Medicines, Needles
On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health called for public comments on a proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to create a plan to pay for the collection and disposal of unused medications, as well as needles and other medical devices that are sharp. Five other Northern California counties -- Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara -- already have adopted such requirements.
- "L.A. County Looks To Make Drug Companies Pay for Disposal of Old Meds and Needles" (O'Neill, "KPCC News," KPCC, 11/13).