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  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a skip hoist into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_170.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste drips from the hopper bucket into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_160.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_129.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_127.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste collects in a hopper bucket moments before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_043.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste collects in a hopper bucket moments before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_040.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste drips from the hopper bucket into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_117.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_134.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_132.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_131.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_133.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste is fed from a box conveyor into a hopper bucket before dropping into the incinerator at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. Non-hazardous waste, in the white boxes, often includes unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs are sometimes flushed down toilets by staff, or they populate landfills in waste bags. Incineration is the most environmentally friendly form of medical wasted disposal.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_130.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Thomas Keefer, the plant material manager walks past the box conveyor holding boxes of medical waste at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
The white boxes contain non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste.<br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_097.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste in white boxes is fork-lifted inside the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
The boxes containing non-hazardous materials often have unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. Unused drugs are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_001.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste sits in white boxes atop the middle box conveyor belt at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
The boxes containing non-hazardous materials often have unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. Unused drugs are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_107.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste sits in white boxes atop the middle box conveyor belt at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
The boxes containing non-hazardous materials often have unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. Unused drugs are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_105.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste sits in white boxes atop the middle box conveyor belt at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
The boxes containing non-hazardous materials often have unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes. Unused drugs are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_093.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste is incinerated at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_196.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste is incinerated at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_194.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste is incinerated at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_191.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Material handlers , Troy Washington, left, and  Marcus Garrison, right, load  pharmaceutical waste into a skip hoist for incineration at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_056.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Material handlers Marcus Garrison, left, and Troy Washington, right, load  pharmaceutical waste into a skip hoist for incineration at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_021.JPG
  • Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Material handlers Marcus Garrison, left, and Troy Washington, right, load  pharmaceutical waste into a skip hoist for incineration at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017. <br />
<br />
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration. <br />
<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
    170413_Medical_Waste_Incinerator_145.JPG
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: The vial of Velcade discarded in the Maryland Oncology Hematology medical waste container still has 2.2 mg of the massively expensive drug's original dose of 3.5 mg. The patient's dose called for 1.3 mg. <br />
<br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_166.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: The vial of Velcade discarded in the Maryland Oncology Hematology medical waste container still has 2.2 mg of the massively expensive drug's original dose of 3.5 mg. The patient's dose called for 1.3 mg. <br />
<br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_161.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Heather Case, RN, prepares an expensive vial of Velcade at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. One vial of Velcade holds 3.5 mg of powder. An unopened vial holds 3.5 mg of powder. When prepared, Velcade is a liquid drug. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_137.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A sharps chemotherapy waste container in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., holds used medical supplies, including vials of cancer drugs which still have portions of the  expensive drugs still inside.  <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_047.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A sharps chemotherapy waste container in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., holds used medical supplies, including vials of cancer drugs which still have portions of the  expensive drugs still inside.  <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_042.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A sharps chemotherapy waste container in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., holds used medical supplies, including vials of cancer drugs which still have portions of the  expensive drugs still inside.  <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_040.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: The Maryland Oncology Hematology patient's dose called for 1.3 mg of Velcade. One vial holds 3.5 mg. The remainder of this very expensive drug will be thrown away in the Rockville, Md, office's trash Friday, February 26, 2016. <br />
<br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_148.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: An expensive vial of Velcade has been liquified at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. One vial of Velcade holds 3.5 mg of powder. An unopened vial holds 3.5 mg of powder. When prepared, Velcade is a liquid drug. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_132.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Heather Case, RN, prepares an expensive vial of Velcade at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. One vial of Velcade holds 3.5 mg of powder. An unopened vial holds 3.5 mg of powder. When prepared, Velcade is a liquid drug. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_110.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Heather Case, RN, prepares an expensive vial of Velcade at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. One vial of Velcade holds 3.5 mg of powder. An unopened vial holds 3.5 mg of powder. When prepared, Velcade is a liquid drug. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_141.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Heather Case, RN, prepares an expensive vial of Velcade at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. One vial of Velcade holds 3.5 mg of powder. An unopened vial holds 3.5 mg of powder. When prepared, Velcade is a liquid drug. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_123.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: An unopened vial of Velcade at a chemotherapy treatment office in Rockville, Md. One vial holds 3.5 mg of powder per vial. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_105.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: An unopened vial of Velcade at a chemotherapy treatment office in Rockville, Md. One vial holds 3.5 mg of powder per vial. The patient receiving this dose only needs 1.3 mg. The remaining amount will be thrown away. <br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_102.jpg
  • Rockville, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A post-it-note reminds nurses and pharmacy techs to save partial vials of specific drugs in the Hood room at Maryland Oncology Hematology office in Rockville, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. So called "single dose" vials like Velcade are incredibly expensive, often come in doses too big for an average person, the leftovers of which must be thrown away.<br />
<br />
Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_095.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor mixes a multi dose of Herceptin brand of trastuzumab for a patient in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. None of this drug is wasted. Whatever is left over is stored in the refrigerator. "Every last drop" of this expensive drug is usable, says Taylor. <br />
<br />
However it's not uncommon for her to throw out unused portions of other drugs. <br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_071.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor mixes a multi dose of Herceptin brand of trastuzumab for a patient in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. None of this drug is wasted. Whatever is left over is stored in the refrigerator. "Every last drop" of this expensive drug is usable, says Taylor. <br />
<br />
However it's not uncommon for her to throw out unused portions of other drugs. <br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_066.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A multi dose of Herceptin brand of trastuzumab waits to be mixed for a patient in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. None of this drug is wasted. Whatever is left over is stored in the refrigerator. "Every last drop" of this expensive drug is usable, says Patricia Taylor, a nurse at the facility. <br />
<br />
However it's not uncommon for her to throw out unused portions of other drugs. <br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_059.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A multi dose of Herceptin brand of trastuzumab waits to be mixed for a patient in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. None of this drug is wasted. Whatever is left over is stored in the refrigerator. "Every last drop" of this expensive drug is usable, says Patricia Taylor, a nurse at the facility. <br />
<br />
However it's not uncommon for her to throw out unused portions of other drugs. <br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_055.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: A multi dose of Herceptin brand of trastuzumab waits to be mixed for a patient in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. None of this drug is wasted. Whatever is left over is stored in the refrigerator. "Every last drop" of this expensive drug is usable, says Patricia Taylor, a nurse at the facility. <br />
<br />
However it's not uncommon for her to throw out unused portions of other drugs. <br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_053.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. <br />
<br />
A used vial of carfilzomib seen with some of the drug still in the vial will be discarded after use. Once the drug is measured for the appropriate dose for a patient, whatever is left over is thrown away.<br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_006.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. <br />
<br />
A used vial of carfilzomib seen with some of the drug still in the vial will be discarded after use. Once the drug is measured for the appropriate dose for a patient, whatever is left over is thrown away.<br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_004.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. Under the hood sits a used vial of carfilzomib, with some of the drug still in the vial. Once she measures the appropriate dose for her patients, she has to throw the rest of the drugs in the vial away. <br />
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Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
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  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. Under the hood sits a used vial of carfilzomib, with some of the drug still in the vial. Once she measures the appropriate dose for her patients, she has to throw the rest of the drugs in the vial away. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_020.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: An unopened vial of Velcade at a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md.<br />
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals only sells Velcade, a drug to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma, in the United States in 3.5 mg vials, which has enough medicine for one day’s treatment for a 6-foot, 6-inch person weighing 290 pounds. If a patient is smaller, much of the powder is put in the trash. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_063.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. Under the hood sits a used vial of carfilzomib, with some of the drug still in the vial. Once she measures the appropriate dose for her patients, she has to throw the rest of the drugs in the vial away. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_018.jpg
  • Bethesda, Maryland - February 26, 2016: Patricia Taylor sits for a portrait where she doses cancer drugs in a chemotherapy treatment office in Bethesda, Md., Friday February 26, 2016. Once she measures the appropriate dose for her patients, she has to throw the rest of the drugs in the vial away. <br />
<br />
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. sell extra large doses and make big profits on the medical waste.<br />
<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186899A
    160226_Drug_Waste_009.jpg
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