Thursday, May 26, 2011

Pharmaceutical industry yields to pressure from San Francisco to fund a drug take-back program

Pharmaceutical industry yields to pressure from San Francisco to fund a drug take-back program
http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2011-05/pharmaceutical-industry-yields-to-pressure-from-san-francisco-to-fund-a-drug-take-back-program

"Starting as soon as August, San Franciscans will be able to dispose of their unused medicines for free at 16 independent pharmacies and five police stations throughout the city. The pharmaceutical industry is funding the pilot program with $110,000, after facing city plans that threatened to extend producer responsibility to pharmaceuticals."

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