Controlled Substances
Learn more about controlled substances, Pharmaceutical Waste Management, and the services we offer to help your facility manage waste safely
Pharmaceutical Waste Management
As an employer, you have a legal duty to ensure that any pharmaceutical waste your business produces is managed, stored, and disposed of in a safe and suitable manner.
The ‘duty of care’ that you are assigned as an employer means that you could face legal action, should you fail to follow the regulations on managing pharmaceutical waste.
Pharmaceutical waste management is governed by strict and sometimes confusing requirements. Texas Medical Waste can provide your company with professional waste disposal units, to ensure that your pharmaceutical waste is safely collected and disposed of.
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
What is Pharmaceutical Waste?
Pharmaceutical waste is any waste that contains medicinal drugs that are expired,
unused, contaminated damaged or no longer needed. Our waste services can help with the collection and disposal of the following:
- Pharmaceutical stock which is out of date
- Pharmaceutical stock which is no longer required
- Controlled drugs destruction kits
- Recalled pharmaceutical stock
- Pharma bins
- All waste associated with pharmaceutical
Is Pharmaceutical Waste Regulated as Hazardous Waste?
The EPA regulates the disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
The DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) regulates the disposal of pharmaceutical waste. https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/csa
Here are some helpful links to learn more about the EPA, RCRA, and DEA controlled substances:
What Are the Risks of Improper Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal?
Improper pharmaceutical waste management can also contribute to the opioid epidemic. Leaving unneeded and addictive pain medication in patient homes rather than promptly discarding them can increase the risk that a household member could access and abuse them.
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
and Transport
Texas Medical Waste< can help your facility manage pharmaceutical waste. From compliance training to medication waste disposal, our services are designed to fit the needs of facilities of all sizes.
Texas Medical Waste accepts DEA schedule 3, 4 & 5 category drugs.
For DEA Controlled Drugs, schedule 1 & 2, Texas Medical Wasteservices provides “RX Destroyer” to help simplify confusing requirements as well as maintaining compliance.
RX Destroyer
What is RX Destroyer?
Rx Destroyer™ is a fast-acting ready-to-use formula that begins neutralizing medications on contact, complying with the DEA Non-Retrievable Standard 21 CFR and the EPA’s 40CFR.
RX Destroyer works on all major forms of medications, including pills and tablets, capsules, patches, narcotics, suppositories, creams, lozenges, liquids, powders, injectables, and more.
RX Destroyer helps us simplify the pharmaceutical waste management process in a way that is simple, safe, and effective.
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Texas Medical Waste is a full service medical waste disposal company setting the standard in the industry for quality, reliability and exceptional customer service.
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