Policy 352.16 Pharmacy Reverse Distribution (306.21)
Policy Category: Clinical
Distribution Level: Directly Operated
Responsible Party: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Approved by Curley L. Bonds, MD, Chief Medical Officer, on July 12, 2022
I. PURPOSE
Establishes procedures in the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) for expired medications to be returned to the County contracted reverse distributor for credits.
II. DEFINITIONS
Reverse Distributor: A vendor authorized to collect outdated pharmaceuticals on behalf of a pharmacy location and work with the pharmaceutical manufacturer for complete or partial credit.
Wholesaler: A vendor authorized to distribute pharmaceuticals to Los Angeles County pharmacies.
III. POLICY
DMH directly operated clinics shall transport unwanted, unused, or expired clinic stock medications to DMH Pharmacy Services.
Collection receptacles shall remain in the secured DMH medication warehouse at all times.
