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US 11,679,084 B2Granted
Method and compositions for rendering opioids safe
AssigneeNopioid, LLC
InventorPeter Haaland
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Abstract
Exemplary compositions, methods, systems, and kits are disclosed that render excess pharmaceuticals safe by chemically transforming the active pharmaceutical ingredient into an environmentally benign and biologically inert form. The methods and kits have additional advantages of convenience, low cost, long shelf life, and ease of handling.
Claims10
A method for disposing of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising:
- contacting a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient comprising one or more nitrogen atoms with an aqueous mixture comprising:
- one molar equivalent of an oxidizing agent selected from sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate, m-chloroperbenzoic acid, acetyl peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, or sodium hypochlorite;
- a ferrocene catalyst;
- and
- one or more organic peroxide accelerants selected from tetraacetylethylenediamine, nonanoyloxybenzene sulphonate, or (triethylamoniomethyl)benzoyl caprolactam chloride;
- releasing the active pharmaceutical ingredient from the pharmaceutical dosage form;
- and
- reacting the active pharmaceutical ingredient with the oxidizing agent and the organic peroxide accelerant for 10 to 20 minutes to oxidize the active pharmaceutical ingredient into a pharmacologically inactive product;
- wherein the contacting, releasing and reacting procedures are performed at room temperature.
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