showed that as much as $5bn worth of unexpired prescription drugs in unopened blister packs, bottles, and vials are incinerated or flushed down the toilet each year.2 Nursing homes discard these drugs when patients are discharged or if their prescription is discontinued or changed, or if the ...
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