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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 01 > Lawmaker wants drugmakers to dispose of unused medicine

Lawmaker wants drugmakers to dispose of unused medicine

By Phuong Le / The Bulletin
January 1, 2009

SEATTLE — A state lawmaker wants to make drug companies responsible for disposing of unused medicine that could end up in the environment or be abused by teens.

Rep. Dawn Morrell, D-Puyallup, says she’ll push legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to set up and pay....

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