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Section Disposal of Medications, Syringes and Needles Page 4 of 4 <br />5.4 <br />Disposal of Medications 1 12/08 <br />• Quantity/amount disposed <br />• Date of disposition <br />• Signatures of the required witnesses <br />5. Dispose of discontinued medications within 90 days of the date the medication was <br />discontinued, unless it is reordered within that time and applicable per state <br />regulation. <br />6. Medications brought into the nursing care center that are not used and cannot be <br />returned to the family shall be destroyed according to the above policy. <br />7. Outdated medications, contaminated or deteriorated medications, and the contents of <br />containers with no label shall be destroyed according to the above policy. <br />'01 [a'] A <br />'. Federal Guidelines dated February 2007 on the Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs, <br />http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/factsht/proper_disposal.httnl. Accessed <br />12/16/2008 <br />Nursing Care Center Pharmacy Policy & Procedure Manual - ©2008 PharMerica Corp <br />