Nebraska pharmacies can participate in a nationwide drug disposal program under a bill given final approval March 4.<\/p>\n
Currently, state law allows unused prescription drugs to be returned to the dispensing pharmacy for immediate disposal.<\/p>\n
LB274, sponsored by Grand Island Sen. Mike Gloor, removes the words \u201cdispensing pharmacy\u201d and \u201cimmediate\u201d from state law, allowing Nebraska to participate in a nationwide program that provides pharmacies secure containers to collect unused drugs regardless of where they were dispensed. Under the program, containers are shipped to a medical incinerator for disposal when full.<\/p>\n
The bill allows pharmacies to charge a fee for drug disposal and changes the calculated expiration date for prescriptions from six months to one year.<\/p>\n
The bill passed on a 47-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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