JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Both the Missouri House and Senate have given
initial approval to bills that would create a drug take-back program.The bills endorsed Wednesday would make it easier for people to get rid of
unfinished prescriptions by dropping them off at federally authorized disposal sites. Currently, local pharmacies are barred from taking prescriptions they did not dispense.
initial approval to bills that would create a drug take-back program.The bills endorsed Wednesday would make it easier for people to get rid of
unfinished prescriptions by dropping them off at federally authorized disposal sites. Currently, local pharmacies are barred from taking prescriptions they did not dispense.
The Senate’s bill also would limit some initial opioid prescriptions to no
more than seven days, unless the doctor believes a longer prescription is
necessary and there is no suitable alternative.
Both the House and the Senate must vote on their proposals again before either bill is sent to the opposite chamber.
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