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| 87 | A needle used to administer a peptide preparation falls in the yellow stream under this scheme, because it is contaminated with a medicinal product; a lancet used for capillary blood sampling falls in the orange stream.{{r|htm0701}} | 87 | A needle used to administer a peptide preparation falls in the yellow stream under this scheme, because it is contaminated with a medicinal product; a lancet used for capillary blood sampling falls in the orange stream.{{r|htm0701}} |
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| + | 89 | Containers are regulated as medical devices in some jurisdictions. In the United States the Food and Drug Administration reviews sharps disposal containers intended for use with contaminated sharps, and consumer guidance directs users toward containers cleared for that purpose rather than improvised alternatives.{{r|fda_sharps}} | |
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| 89 | === Fill limits and their rationale === | 91 | === Fill limits and their rationale === |
| 90 | The three-quarters fill convention exists to preserve headroom, so that a sharp can be dropped in without contact with the contents and so that the container closes without compression. Injury reports associated with overfilled containers describe two mechanisms: contact with protruding sharps at the aperture, and puncture through the container wall when a full container is compressed during closure or transport.{{r|epinet,iso23907}} | 92 | The three-quarters fill convention exists to preserve headroom, so that a sharp can be dropped in without contact with the contents and so that the container closes without compression. Injury reports associated with overfilled containers describe two mechanisms: contact with protruding sharps at the aperture, and puncture through the container wall when a full container is compressed during closure or transport.{{r|epinet,iso23907}} |
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| 99 | Routes available to an individual differ markedly by jurisdiction and, within jurisdictions, by locality: | 101 | Routes available to an individual differ markedly by jurisdiction and, within jurisdictions, by locality: |
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| + | 103 | ; Pharmacy or clinic return : Some jurisdictions require or encourage pharmacies to accept sharps generated by self-administering patients; others prohibit it, because accepting the waste makes the pharmacy a waste producer with attendant duties. | |
| + | 104 | ; Municipal collection : Household hazardous-waste facilities and kerbside collection of sharps in supplied containers exist in some municipalities. | |
| + | 105 | ; Mail-back services : Commercial schemes supply a container with prepaid return packaging that satisfies transport requirements. Availability depends on postal regulations for infectious substances. | |
| + | 106 | ; Clinical waste contract : An individual may contract directly with a licensed carrier, which is the arrangement used by home-care services. | |
| + | 107 | ; Household refuse : Prohibited for sharps in many jurisdictions. Where permitted, guidance generally requires a rigid, sealed, puncture-resistant container and explicitly excludes glass and plastic bottles.{{r|fda_sharps}} | |
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| 101 | == References == | 109 | == References == |