Texas codes for hazardous pharmaceuticals Expired & unused medicines from clinics, pharmacies & hospitals.
- Free, no account
- Based on TCEQ RG-022 and 30 TAC Chapter 335
- Nothing is stored
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Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals: 1 code.
Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
Code choices and management conditions.
Scope and quantity exemptions.
Lab packs
Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical waste is managed as hazardous waste under the healthcare pharmaceutical rules.
When to use 005
ComplyOnSiteWhich form fits hazardous waste pharmaceuticals?
| Form | When it fits |
|---|---|
| 005 | Pharmaceutical waste managed as hazardous waste under the healthcare pharmaceutical rules. |
Do hazardous pharmaceuticals from healthcare use a separate route?
Healthcare hazardous pharmaceuticals follow their own route. Use PHRM005H for manifested non-creditable hazardous pharmaceuticals.
Under 335.769, potentially creditable hazardous pharmaceuticals sent to a reverse distributor don't need a manifest.
Household medicines go by a household or take-back route. An old chemical doesn't automatically take a pharmaceutical form.
What separates form 005 pharmaceuticals from a lab pack?
Form 005 is for pharmaceutical waste managed as hazardous waste.
A pack of old laboratory chemicals takes its own lab-pack form instead.