SB 727 would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to create and manage a stewardship program.
Medicines Legislation: California
The latest medicines product stewardship legislation for California.
Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2013
Status:
Passed
Type:
Ordinance
Date:
July, 2012
In July 2012, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance, the Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance(PDF), requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to create and fund a program to collect and properly dispose of leftover drugs they manufacture. This ordinance is the first of its kind in the nation. Alameda County also held a series of...
Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
October, 2007
SB 966 was signed into law in October 2007 as Chapter 542, Statutes of 2007. This bill begins the process of establishing a state-wide solution for the growing problem of improper disposal of unused and expired pharmaceutical drugs by creating model disposal programs and requiring the California Integrated Waste Management...
