Current regulations and modest proposals regarding disposal of unused opioids and other controlled substances

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 338-343

  Herring, Marvin E ^a   Shah, Shinil K ^b,d   Shah, Shiwan K ^c   Gupta, Adarsh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CODEINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCINERATION; PAIN; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249131185     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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