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58054 Federal Register / Vol . 80 , No . 186 / Friday, September 25 , 2015 / Proposed Rules <br /> is , the study investigated whether the referred to as a "bingo card . " The results to 4000 containers per month to exceed <br /> concentration of warfarin in the indicate that the concentration of the the 1 kg threshold to be an LQG. <br /> residues of warfarin pill bottles was active pharmaceutical ingredient The results for nice#ine residues were <br /> greater than 0. 3 % and therefore met the warfarin in the residues in plastic similar. For containers of gum and <br /> listing criteria for P001or whether the bottles was usually over the 0 . 3 % patches , the weight of total residues <br /> residues were at or below 0. 3 % and concentration . However, the ranged from 9-11. 1 . 2 mg, although the <br /> two containers of liquid nicotine <br /> therefore met the listing criteria for concentration of warfarin in the q <br /> U248 . Although nicotine is not aresidues on blister packs, including the solution contained more residues- 1301 <br /> concentration-based P4isting , packaging 30-pack blister pack, was consistently and 1616 mg. Although nicotine is not <br /> from nicotine-containing products were below 0 . 3 % . Overall , in the majority of a concentration-based listing, it is worth <br /> also investigated to determine total cases , the warfarin within the residues noting that the active pharmaceutical <br /> remaining residues. was present at a high enough ingredient of nicotine in the residues <br /> The researchers collected a total of 59 concentration to be considered P001 (33 was below the quantifiable limit of 1 . 5 <br /> samples containers , including 44 of 44 samples , 75 percent of the µ8/e in 8 of the 15 samples and for the <br /> other 7 samples , the concentration of <br /> sample containers that had held samples) . <br /> warfarin pills but had been fully nicotine ranged from 0.01-0 .09% . <br /> dispensed and another been <br /> sample However, the results also confirm the iv , EPA 's Office of Research and <br /> containers from n then 15 sample <br /> results from the first two stakeholders. Development. Finally , EPA' s ORD <br /> That is , the total weight of residues conducted an analysis to evaluate <br /> products. The samples included <br /> warfarin and nicotine from several remaining in the containers after they whether simply removing a drug from <br /> manufacturers , in a range of dose were emptied of the warfarin pills is the container is equivalent to triple <br /> strengths and in various container types. negligible. For the plastic bottles , the rinsing the container. ORD's results are <br /> The residues were solvent-extracted and total weight of residue ranged from 4 . 3— summarized in Table 11 , but the Final <br /> then dried by rotary evaporation to 82 . 3 mg . For the single-dose blister Project Report containing the full results <br /> determine the total weight of residues . packs , the total weight of residue ranged is in the docket for this proposed <br /> Subsequently , the residues were re- from 3 . 5-7 . 6 mg. And for the 30-pack rulemaking (EPA—HQ—RCRA�2007— <br /> dissolved in methanol and analyzed blister pack , the total weight ranged 0932) . ORD analyzed three different F- <br /> using HPLC to determine the from 134.8-273 mg. Taking the smallest listed pharmaceuticals: Warfarin , <br /> concentration of the active amount of residue of 3 . 5 mg , it would nicotine and physostigmine salicylatet <br /> pharmaceutical within the residues4 take close to 300 ,000 containers per Table 11 lists the 18 different <br /> The majority of warfarin containers month to exceed the 1 kg threshold to combinations of active pharmaceutical <br /> were plastic bottles , but some containers be an LQG. Even on the conservative ingredients , form , dosage strengths and <br /> were blister packs and three samples side , taking the largest amount of packaging combinations that ORD <br /> were 30-pill blister packs , sometimes residue of 273 mg , it would take close analyzed. <br /> TABLE 11 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATIONS TESTED BY EPA's ORD <br /> Active pharmaceutical Manufacturer/Brand name Form Dosage Packaging type <br /> ingredient <br /> Warfarin . .. . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Lid. . . .. . . . . . . .. . Tablet 4444 . . . 1 mg . . .. . . . . . Plastic bottle. <br /> Tablet 4444. . . 5 mg . . .. . .. . . Plastic bottle. <br /> Tablet 4444. . . 10 mg .46 .0 . E Plastic bottle. <br /> Tablet 4444 . . . 2 mg . . .. . . . . . Single-dose blister pack . <br /> Upsher-Smith/Jantoven . . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . Tablet 4444. . . 1 mg .. . . .. .. . Single-dose blister pack <br /> Tablet 4444.. . 10 mg 4444 .. . Single-dose blister pack. <br /> Nicotine . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . .. .. . GlaxoSmithKline/Nicorette . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . Gum . . . . .. . . . 2 mg . . .. . . . .. Single-dose blister pack. <br /> Gum .. .. . .. .. 4 mg . . .. .. .. . Single-dose blister pack. <br /> Rugby Laboratories . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . Gum ... .. . . .. 2 mg .. .. .... . Single-dose blister pack. <br /> Gum . . . . .. ... 4 mg . . . . . . .. . Single-dose blister pack, <br /> GlaxoSmithKline/Nicorette . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . Lozenge .. . 2 mg . .... . ... Plastic vial <br /> Lozenge . . . 4 mg ... . . . . . . Plastic vial . <br /> Rugby LaboratoriesPatch . . .. .. . . 7 mg . . .. . . . . . Peel-off plastic. <br /> . . . . . .. . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . <br /> HabitrolPatch . . .. . . .. 14 mg 4444 . . . Peel-oft plastic. <br /> .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . <br /> Rugby LaboratoriesPatch . . . . . . . . 21 mg 4444 . . . Peel•off plastic. <br /> . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. <br /> Pfizer/Nicotrol . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . Spray 4444. . . 10 rrg/mi . . Glass vial. <br /> Inhaler 4444. . 10 mg .. . . ... Plastic container. <br /> Physostigmine Salicy- Akron Inc. Liquid 4444 . . . 1 mg/ml 4444 Glass ampoule. <br /> late. <br /> All combinations in Table ii were (2) The " maximum possible weight of (3) Thermal gravimetric analysis <br /> analyzed in triplicate using the residual drug/total residual/container" (TGA) was used to qualitatively evaluate <br /> following three-step approach : was calculated for each compound and the presence of active pharmaceutical <br /> (1 ) After removing the tablets , gum, packaging combination . This calculated ingredient in the residuals removed <br /> lozenges , etc from the containers , the result was used to infer a theoretical from the containers before and after <br /> amount of total residuals remaining in <br /> upper limit for the amount of active triple-rinsing. <br /> ha <br /> the container was determined using a pharmaceutical compound in the total With respect to the weight of the <br /> sensitive balance to weigh the container residue remaining in the container, and remaining residuals in the containers , <br /> before and after triple rinsing, ORD 's results are similar to the results <br />