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General Medication Disposable System

a general medication and system technology, applied in the field of general medication disposable system, can solve the problems of affecting people, fish and wildlife, contaminating the drinking water supply of numerous major cities, and posing a risk to the environmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-06
VERDE ENVIRONMENTAL TECH INC
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This widespread abuse issue is exemplified by the current problems associated with morphine, oxycontin, fentanyl, and many others.
Unfortunately, problems associated with medications are not limited to abusable narcotics.
Furthermore, this practice of pharmaceutical composition disposal has resulted in contamination of the drinking water supply of numerous major cities throughout the U.S. (see e.g., Air Force Print News Today, Mar. 24, 2008).
These contaminants pose risk to the environment; affecting people, fish and wildlife.
Potential problems include abnormal physiological processes, reproductive impairment, increased evidence of cancer, and development of anti-microbial resistant organisms (reference: Kansas Dept of Health and Environment, Mar. 22, 2007).
Historically, these medications are flushed down the toilet or thrown into the trash, with a likely outcome that they will eventually end up in groundwater supplies.
Thus, many people are faced with a dilemma of how best to dispose of unused and expired medications.
Of particular interest is the potential for abuse or environmental release associated with medications contained in transdermal patch technology.
Unfortunately, with transdermal patches significant amounts of drug compound remain in the patches after patients have worn them for the prescribed period of time.
Once unused or expired oral medications are discarded, these medications may be recovered from the trash and abused by others.
In addition, compounds from large amounts of discarded medications are inevitably released to the ground water supply over time.

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I. Test of the General Medication Deactivation System, using A)

Granular Activated Carbon in Direct Contact With the Solution, and B)

Granular Activated Carbon Self Contained in a Water Permeable Inner Pouch

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[0052]Using 4 mg Dexamethasone pills as a model drug, 30 pills are placed into each of five pouches containing: 1) no absorbent (Control); 2) 45 grams of Generic Cat Litter; 3) 45 grams of Used Coffee Grounds; 4) MedsAway™ Design “A”: 45 grams of freely accessible granular activated carbon (analogous to the device shown in FIG. 1A without the inner pouch but with free granular activated carbon); and 5) MedsAway™ Design “B”: 45 Grams of Granular Activated Carbon contained in an inner water permeable / carbon impermeable pouch (analogous to FIG. 1A). 1 cup of tap water is added to each pouch followed by a 7-day incubation period. The drug contained in the water solution is analyzed. In a final wash-out test, the contents of each pouch is diluted in 1 gallon tap water, mixe...

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Abstract

General medication disposal systems are provided. Aspects of the systems include devices having a sealable container dimensioned to accommodate a pharmaceutical composition; and an amount of an inactivating substance, e.g., granulated or pelletized activated carbon, present inside of the of sealable container. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making and using the systems, as well as kits comprises the devices of the system.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119 (e), this application claims priority to the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 542,026 filed on Sep. 30, 2011; the disclosure of which application is herein incorporated by reference.INTRODUCTION[0002]The temptation and potential for prescription drug abuse by ingestion, injection, etc., and particularly, of narcotics and other controlled substances is well known. This widespread abuse issue is exemplified by the current problems associated with morphine, oxycontin, fentanyl, and many others.[0003]Unfortunately, problems associated with medications are not limited to abusable narcotics. According to a recent investigative report by the Associated[0004]Press, Americans flush 250 million pounds of pharmaceuticals down the drain every year (see e.g., Living on Earth.org online interview with the EPA, Oct. 3, 2008). Furthermore, this practice of pharmaceutical composition disposal has re...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B09B3/00A61J1/05A61J1/03B65D33/16B65D33/01
CPCB09B3/0075B09B2220/14B65D33/16A61J1/05B65D33/01A61J1/03F04C2270/0421B09B2101/68A62D3/33A62D3/30A62D2101/26
Inventor FOWLER, WILLIAMANDERSON, CLAYTONANDERSON, CARTER
Owner VERDE ENVIRONMENTAL TECH INC
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