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SolvingtheProblemofDrugDisposalProvidinganenvironmentallysafesolutionforthedisposalofleftoverprescriptiondrugs

THEPROBLEM:TheNationalCommunityPharmacistAssociationestimatesthatconsumersandhealthsystemsthrowawayonaverage250millionpoundsofmedicineeachyear.Annually,over4billionprescriptionsarefilledby67thousandU.S.pharmacies;7outofevery10Americanstakeatleastonemedication,and40%ofthesedrugsdispensedoutsideofhospitalsareunused.Theseunusedandexpiredmedicationsareasignificantsourceofbothsafetyandenvironmentalproblems,andtheirimproperdisposalfromhomemedicinecabinets,managedcarefacilities,hospitalsandhospicecarefacilitieshasdramaticallycontributedtotheopioidepidemic,accidentalpoisonings,drugoverdosesandthepollutionofournation’spublicdrinkingwater.ArecentstudybytheU.S.GeologicalSurveyshowsmeasurableamountsofdrugsin80%ofwatersamplesin30states,andwithover59,000deathsfromdrugoverdosesannually,weneedabetterwaytoremoveandmanagethesafedisposalofprescriptionmedications.Current“solutions”areinadequateandincludeflushing,mixingwithkittylitter,anddroppingoffmedicationsatdrugtake-backcenters.Theseprocedurescontaminatewatersupplies,encouragediversion,areinconvenientandinherentlyineffective.WebelievethatDisposeRxprovidesasolutionthatwillsavelivesandsubstantiallypreventtheimproperdisposalofdrugsthatendupinourwatersupplies.Bypermanentlyremovingdrugssuchasopioids,estrogens,psychoactivedrugs,antibiotics,toxicchemotherapiesandothersfromourmedicinecabinets,wecancreateahealthierhome,preventaddictionsanddeathsandpromoteahealthiersustainableenvironment.THESOLUTION,DisposeRx:Ourproductsafelyandconvenientlycapturesleftoveropioidsandotherecosystem-harmfuldrugswithintheprescriptionvialwheretheyarephysicallyandchemicallysequesteredinasolidifyinggelfromwhichtheycannotbeaccessedforillicituse,extracted,flushedorleachintolandfillstocontaminatewatersupplies.Weprovidetheonlynon-retrievablesolutionthatsafely,conveniently,andpermanentlydestroysdrugsinabiodegradablesolidthatismanufacturedwithcomponentsthataresafeenoughtobeeaten.

Althoughitisrecognizedthatalargeproportionofthedrugsindrinkingwatercomefromdrugsexcretedintothetoiletbypatients,asignificantproportioncomesfromdrugsbeingflushedorimproperlydiscardedintolandfillswhereleachingeffectsaddlong-termenvironmentaldangers.Asmoreandmoreprescriptionsarebeingwritten,thecontrolofmedicationdisposalisessential.Bysimplydissolvingmedicamentswithinourpatent-pendingcross-linkingpolymerstheywillbecomepermanentlycaptured,thuscannotbesolubilizedandeventuallybiodegrade.

1: Open vial 2: Add warm tap water until vial is 2/3 full 3: Add DisposeRx Powder &

shake for ~30 seconds,

contents solidifies in <10 min.

ECOSYSTEMSTAKEHOLDERS:DisposeRxisworkingwithpharmaceuticalcompanies,pharmacychains,medicalcaregivers,landfilloperatorsaswellaswaterandsewageserviceproviders.OurgoalistohaveDisposeRx’ssite-of-usedisposalsolutiondispensedalongwithprescriptionsdrugs,verysimilartothePoisonPreventionPackagingActof1970.

PREREQUISITEFORSUCCESS:Thereareseveralinferiordrugdisposalproductsandsolutionsinthemarketplacetoday,eachofwhichislimitedduetoalackofeffectivedrugsequestration,lackofsafety,riskofdiversion,userinconvenience,andhighprice.DisposeRxprovidesasignificantlysuperiorchoicethatencouragesnewhabitsasanalternativetoputtingdrugsinthetrash,flushingtheminthetoiletorreturningthemtopharmacies.Thesehabitsmuststartwiththelifecycleofmedicationmanagement,fromdispensingtocompliancetodisposal.Establishingasaferhomeandsaferenvironmentthroughpositivehabitformingdisposal,whichwillhavelong-termpositiveeffectsonourenvironment.

MARKETSEGMENTSPharmaceuticalcompaniesPharmaciesHospitals/hospicesfacilitiesLawEnforcementLandfill/watermanagementCorporatepromotionsGovernmentmandatesGOALTostoptheopioidepidemicandenvironmentalpollutionatthehomemedicinecabinetMISSIONTohelpensurepublicsafetyandpreventenvironmentalpollution.OuraimistoprotectAmerica’swatersuppliesfrompharmaceuticalpollution.Wearecommittedtoworkingwithasenseofurgencyalongsideourprivateandpublicpartnerstoreachthisgoal,thuspreventingthecycleofenvironmentalpollution,addiction,overdoseanddeathwithsafeandsimplesolutions.

CONTACT135WestIllinoisAve,Suite1SouthernPines,NC28388T/(844)456-1600E/info@DisposeRx.com

www.DisposeRx.com

PERMANENTDRUGDISPOSAL:Theimportanceofpropermedicationdisposal,throughasafesite-of-use,non-toxicandenvironmentallycost-effectivesolutioniswhatDisposeRxbelievestobeacornerstoneofpropermedicationmanagement.DisposeRxiscomprisedofaspecialpolymerblendwithreactivefunctionalgroupsandchemicalcross-linkersthatphysicallyandchemicallycaptureprescriptiondrugs.ChemistshaveattemptedtoextractopioidsfromtheDisposeRxmatrix,andhavebeenunsuccessfuldoingso*.PrescriptionvialswithDisposeRxtreatedmedicamentsrapidlygrowmoldandbacteria,initiatingthebiologicaldestructionoftheircontents.ThisensuresthattheDisposeRx-processedmedicamentswillnotleachintoourlandfillsorwatersupplies.

*DisposeRxformulateditsproductstobecompliantwithevolvingrecommendedgovernmentalstandardsincludingDEAguidelines.AccordingtotheDEA(Dec.21,2012,21CFRSubpartC1317.90),themethodofdisposalshouldrender“allcontrolledsubstancetoanon-retrievablestateinordertopreventdiversionofanysuchsubstancetoillicitpurposeandtoprotectthepublichealthandsafety.”

DisposeRxoffersasolutionthatbuildssocialawarenessaroundsustainingbehavioralchangesofmedicationeducationtopromotesafeandscalablemedicationdisposalhabits.Ourmissionistoconnectallstakeholders(providers,pharmacists,patients,payerslandfillproviders,watersupplysystemsandbothstateandfederallawmakers)aspartnersinpreventingmedicationresiduefromcontaminatingourecosystem.

Environmentalpollutionfromleftoverdrugsaffectstheentireecosystem,includingfishandpeople,yetsurprisinglythedisposalofdrugsbytheconsumerisnotregulatedbytheFDA,DEAorEPA.Thedangersofdisposingusedbatteries,oilandtiresarespecificallyregulated,butnotdrugdisposal.(http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/drugs-in-the-water)

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