The database includes over 170,000 current pharmaceutical products provided by Medi-Span's Master Drug Data Base (MDDB®), copyrighted by Facts and Comparisons, a Wolters Kluwer company. We update the database weekly, and, as you can see from the attached chart, the database continually grows to reflect new drugs being issued as well as new NDCs for existing drugs.

The PharmE® Waste Wizard identifies which products become federal hazardous waste when discarded based on the EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and recommends the appropriate waste stream. The Wizard also identifies hazardous products, such as chemotherapy agents, which are not regulated as hazardous waste federally but should be treated as hazardous waste based on their potential to cause harm. We refer to these as PharmE Hazardous® waste. If your state’s hazardous waste regulations are more stringent than the federal regulations, the Wizard will alert you and provide a link to your state’s regulations.

The PharmE® Waste Wizard is designed for anyone responsible for managing the cost-effective, compliant disposition of waste pharmaceuticals. Organizations such hospitals, long term care facilities and provider pharmacies, outpatient surgery clinics, retail pharmacies, drug distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers will find the PharmE® Waste Wizard a critical, cost-effective tool for managing pharmaceutical waste. Governmental agencies, such as law enforcement, which need to dispose of confiscated pharmaceuticals, will also find the PharmE® Waste Wizard beneficial.

The PharmE® Waste Wizard is a site-specific web-based subscription. For further information, contact us via phone or e-mail.

Your site administrator may enroll as many people as needed under the site-specific subscription.

The PharmE® Waste Wizard recognizes who you are and your state location. If your state regulations are stricter than the federal regulations, the PharmE® Waste Wizard will notify you and provide a link to your state’s hazardous waste regulations. You can also choose another state if you are involved with a multi-state organization and need to determine if another state's regulations are stricter than the federal regulations.

First, be sure you have entered the correct NDC number or have searched for either the trade name or generic name. The PharmE® Waste Wizard is based on the current MediSpan database and includes over 170,000 items. If you still cannot find your product, e-mail the NDC number, product description, and manufacturer to us at info@pharmecology.com and we will research the item for you at no charge.

Any bulk chemical included in the Medispan database will be included in the PharmE® Waste Wizard. Medical laboratory products are not specifically included at this time. If this is an area of interest to you, please contact us at info@pharmecology.com so that we may consider this area for future development.

For each specific product, PharmEcology® Associates has developed multiple criteria based on the EPA regulations, such as toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, and reactivity. Depending on which criteria are met for that item, a hazardous waste designation and recommended waste stream are given in the search. For those items, such as some chemotherapy agents, which are recognized as hazardous drugs by the healthcare industry and OSHA, but not by EPA, a PharmE Hazardous® waste category is indicated, suggesting a recommended hazardous waste stream. The PharmE® Waste Wizard also indicates if a state’s hazardous waste regulations are stricter than the federal regulations.