"Unwanted medications collection at H.B. Magruder Hospital" Port Clinton, Ottawa County.

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An articl from the Port Clinton News Herald 4/4/2008.

I would be more than happy to reach out to the OSS Solid Waste
District and Magruder Hospital as I am responsible for Attorney
General Dann's outreach in Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca counties also.

-Mike
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Unwanted medications collection at H.B. Magruder Hospital

There will be a collection for unwanted and expired medications, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, April 24 in the main lobby of Magruder
Hospital.
The purpose is to explore another option for safe, secure medication
disposal with hope that the local environment will benefit.

"Because of the current media attention of the environmental effects
of improper medication disposal, Magruder met with Amy Drummer, the
Assistant Director of Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste
Management District, to see what resources were available to hold a
collection," said Nick Marsico, Magruder's Pharmacy Director.
After researching the subject, it was discovered that there are not
any current resources for proper disposal of medications in Ottawa
County. Both parties then agreed an initial collection at Magruder
Hospital would be the best immediate solution.
"In order to be proactive, we decided to hold a collection here at
Magruder. We already have all the proper protocols in place for our
pharmacy, so it is easier for us to do the first collection," said
Marsico.

The OSS Solid Waste District is looking at possible future solutions
for the unwanted medication issue.
"We are looking at what other district's are doing across the state to
gather as much information as possible to get the right information to
residents," said Drummer.
Participants are asked to bring medications in the original bottle if
possible. No controlled substances will be accepted, which includes;
narcotics, sleeping pills, codeine, used syringes, inhalers,
chemotherapy medications and any other drugs in aerosol containers.
"In addition, we will be handing out literature on the proper storage
of medications and the importance of getting rid of expired drugs,"
said Marsico.