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Pharma Disposal—MedPro Mail Back
What is included in Pharmaceutical Disposal?
Megan Wright2 min readRead Article MedPro Mail Back Solutions
MedPro Waste Disposal Mail Back Solutions aims to make disposing of sharps, regulated medical waste, and pharmaceutical waste more convenient. These systems replace costly pick-up services and are perfect solutions for your practice. When your container is ready, simply place it in the return shipping box and leave it with your regular UPS pickup. Our service ensures proper disposal of your waste without worrying about finding time to transport and drop off the waste at a designated waste disposal site. MedPro Waste Disposal offers 3 Mail Back Solutions, listed below:
Megan Wright2 min readRead Article- Medical Waste Disposal
Disposing of Long-Term Care Clinic Waste
Long-term care clinics provide a variety of services, both medical and personal care, to people who are unable to live independently. This includes nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities. These clinics produce various types of Sharps waste, such as needles, gauze, gowns accompanying the deceased to the funeral home, and materials used in the preparation room, such as disposable gloves, gauze, and tubing. The best way to dispose of long-term care clinic waste is to hire a medical waste disposal service, such as MedPro. The other waste that is produced at long-term care facilities is listed below:
Megan Wright2 min readRead Article - Rx Formulary Manager
Making Formulary Automation Easier with MP1: Rx Formulary Solution
Formulary Management is a process that allows physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to use healthcare resources to reduce overall medical costs effectively. A formulary system is an up-to-date list of medications and related products containing guidelines, clinical information for patients and healthcare professionals, dispensing information, and more.
Megan Wright2 min readRead Article National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October
October 1st marks the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwide. Breast cancer is the most common type in the United States, and almost 30% of women get diagnosedyearly. However, it mainly occurs in middle-aged and older women, and the average age of a breast cancer diagnosis is 62. Fortunately, it is rare for women under 45 years of age to be diagnosed with the disease. Behind lung cancer breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, and about 2.5% of women will die from breast cancer each year. However, if the cancer is caught early, women have a 5-year survival rate of 90% and a 10-year survival rate of 84%. For these reasons, it is essential to be informed about the signs to look for and the best ways of preventing a severe diagnosis.
Megan Wright3 min readRead ArticleOrganizations That Impose Fines for Improper Medical Waste Disposal
If you are an avid reader of our blog posts, you will notice that we often talk about the EPA and the DOT that provide regulations and fines for improper medical waste disposal or not complying with their policies; however, other governmental agencies will also impose sanctions and penalties to your practice if you fail to keep up to standards.
Megan Wright5 min readRead Article- Medical Waste Disposal
Cradle-to-Grave Liability Waste Requirements
To understand what Cradle-to-Grave means, first, we must look at how it relates to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was to give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the power to control hazardous waste from the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste, better known as cradle-to-grave.
Megan Wright3 min readRead Article Things You Need to Know About Regulated Medical Waste
What is Regulated Medical Waste?
Megan Wright2 min readRead ArticleWhat is MP1’s Rx Formulary Manager? How Will it Benefit You?
MP1 Rx Formulary Manager is powered by Bird's Eye and is the only cloud-based formulary platform to instantly filter 82 district data points from any National Drug Code (NDC).
Megan Wright2 min readRead ArticleWhat to do with bulk amounts of expired Hand Sanitizers?
Did you know bulk amounts of expired Hand Sanitizer are considered Hazardous?
Ben Brenner2 min readRead Article