Common pharmaceuticals such as epinephrine (adrenalin), nitroglycerin, nicotine, and warfarin (Coumadin) are federally regulated as hazardous waste.
Pharmaceutical Formulary Characterization
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As the leader in processing pharmaceutical recalls and returns, Stericycle offers unique capabilities in helping to develop the pharmaceutical waste characterization of your formulary. This includes:
- A proprietary database of over 160,000 National Drug Codes (NDCs), monitored and updated daily by Stericycle Environmental Scientists.
- Your formulary will be compared to the database and a determination will be made about the waste characteristics of each NDC.
- The characterization includes a determination of both EPA/RCRA and DOT waste status.
- Our Environmental Scientists work with your pharmacists to research and characterize compound drugs.
- New drugs that are added to a hospital's formulary are characterized on an ongoing basis.