如何安全处置处方药

How to safely dispose of prescription drugs 
We investigated and found that the FDA has very clear guidelines that ultimately prioritize safety in the home.
我们进行了调查,发现美国食药监局(FDA)有非常明确的指导方针,最终将家庭安全置于首位。
2024.10.17 Atlanta News First
tags: 新闻 医药 环保
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    [1] Get rid of your old or unwanted prescriptions. What are you supposed to do with those?

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    [2] Yeah, a lot of people just flush them down the drain, but that can actually be a dangerous move.

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    [3] Atlanta News First investigative reporter, Anastassia Olmos looked into what we actually should do.

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    [4] Well, ladies, as you mentioned, studies have shown that some of these prescriptions can pass through the wastewater management contamination system, and it can actually get into the drinking water.

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    [5] A viewer had reached out to us upset, because he said his local pharmacy wouldn't take his old medications, and he didn't know what else to do.

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    [6] So, we investigated and found that the FDA says the safest way to throw out prescriptions is through a drug take-back program, either an event hosted by a local agency or a permanent drop-off location.

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    [7] So what you're looking at is a map that we made of every location you can take expired drugs to within 75 miles of our new station here in Atlanta.

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    [8] Now, keep in mind, just because it's a pharmacy does not mean they'll take your expired drugs.

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    [9] If you can't get to one of these locations, the FDA does have a list of drugs they say can be flushed down the toilet, including some opioids like Oxycodone and Fentanyl, because the FDA wants you to get them out of your home as soon as possible.

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    [10] If the drug is not on the flush list, the FDA recommends you mix it with an unappealing substance like dirt or cat litter, then seal it in a plastic bag and throw it away. This includes medicines like antibiotics and painkillers.

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    [11] Now, you can find links to our interactive map as well as the flush list on our website.

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    扔掉过期的或不需要的处方药。你要怎么处置那些东西?

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    是的,很多人直接把它们冲进下水道,但这实际上是一个不安全的行为。

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    亚特兰大新闻一台调查记者阿纳斯塔西娅·奥尔莫斯调查了我们实际上应该做什么。

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    女士们,正如你提到的,研究表明一些处方可以通过污水处理系统,它实际上可以进入饮用水中。

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    一位烦恼的观众联系了我们,因为他称当地的药店不收他的旧药,他也不知道还能怎么办。

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    因此,我们进行了调查,发现食药监局表示,最安全的扔掉处方的方法是通过药物回收计划,要么是当地机构举办的回收活动,要么是永久性的回收点。

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    你现在看到的是我们制作的一张地图,上面标有距离我们亚特兰大新站75英里范围内,你可以处置过期药物的所有地点。

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    现在,请记住,这是一家药店并不意味着他们会拿走你过期的药(做别的用途)。

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    如果你不能到达这些地方,FDA确实有一个药物清单,他们说可以冲下厕所,包括一些阿片类药物,如羟考酮和芬太尼,因为FDA希望你尽快把它们从你的家里移走。

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    如果药物不在可冲厕清单上,FDA建议你将其与泥土或猫砂等不吸引人的物质混合,然后将其密封在塑料袋中并扔掉。这包括抗生素和止痛药等药物。

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    现在,你可以在我们的网站上找到我们互动地图的链接以及可冲厕药物清单。