Laudanum drug (No. 9639) under the Controlled Substances Act. In the United States, opium tincture is marketed and distributed by several pharmaceutical firms, each producing a single formulation of the drug, which is deodorized. Each mL contains 10 mg of anhydrous morphine (the equivalent of 100 mg of powdered opium), other opium alkaloids (except noscapine), and ethanol, 19%. It is available prepackaged in bottles of four ounces (118 mL) and 16 ounces (1 pint or 473 mL). Tincture of Opium is known as one of many "unapproved drugs" regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the marketing and distribution
Drug recycling impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Typically they only accept medication which has not expired and which is in unopened packaging. When re-using recycled drugs, they only go to specific pharmacies which are prepared to address the special requirements of participating in a recycling program. Usually, drug returns happen without financial compensation. SIRUM, an acronym for "Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine", is a nonprofit organization which advocates for drug recycling. Drug recycling Drug recycling is the idea that health care organizations or consumers with unused drugs can somehow transfer them in a safe and appropriate way to another