CHPA opposes Maine bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association opposes a bill approved by Maine's House of Representatives that would require drug manufacturers to fund a system for disposing of unwanted Rx and OTC drugs. A CHPA spokeswoman said the trade group instead supports consumers using "more effective means of ensuring safe medicine disposal which not only protect the environment, but also prevent illegitimate access to drugs, decrease potential abuse and limit accidental poisonings." CHPA backs the SMARxT Disposal campaign, which educates consumers on proper disposal of unwanted medicines and which the American Pharmacists Association supports. The bill received a 91-51 vote March 17 and moves next to the Senate