9th Circuit Upholds California County's Novel Drug Take-Back Program

October 1, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld a California county's novel collection program for unwanted medication -- seen as a model for other states -- after rejecting industry arguments that a requirement for pharmaceutical manufacturers to fund the program violates the Constitution's Commerce Clause. “The parties agree that the Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance constitutes a 'first-in-the-nation' ordinance,” the court's Sept. 30 unanimous ruling says . “Opinions vary widely as to whether adoption of the...


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