We started out looking for a way of eliminating illegal diversion of narcotics in the medical environment. We don’t believe existing methods of a separate disposal container, located centrally, usually one spot on each floor, make sense. These systems are very expensive and require a healthcare worker to move unused narcotics from a treatment room to the centralized disposal location. We felt the immediate wasting of unused liquid narcotics, in the same treatment room as the drugs were administered, was the safest and most foolproof way of eliminating illegal diversion. Our goal was to embrace existing, regulated waste containers, drug deactivation/sequestering methods and disposal practices into a low cost, super easy to use product that requires NO CHANGE to existing practices.

The standard method for drug deactivation/sequestering is activated carbon. We chose a proprietary blend of activated carbon (we named RP718) as the aDsorbent deactivation method and mixed that technology with an aBsorbent pad that would be placed, by the container manufacturer or user, into existing regulated waste containers.

The result is an ‘Oreo® cookie’ like designed pad that has aBsorbent material in the middle sandwiched by activated carbon, encased by a permeable, lint free cover. This design means that regardless of whether the drugs enter the pad from the top or bottom the activated carbon will aDsorb the active ingredients in the drug, making them harmless. We did extensive testing, included on our website. The effort took over 5 years and resulted in the RxCarbon Pad (regulated waste containers & drug take-back kiosks) and RxCarbon Poly Chemo Mat (clean-up wipes, spill kits, USP800 surface protection).

The RxCarbon Pad eliminates illegal diversion and protects our air and water from drug contamination.

After designing the Pad, we recognized a need to address USP800 and decided to add a leakproof impermeable backing to the Pad, creating the RxCarbon Poly Chemo Mat and Clean-up Wipe. This mat can be used as a clean-up wipe, in spill kits, for infusion surface protection, hazardous drug transport and storage. It’s used just like old style chemo mats and clean-up wipes with the added benefit of deactivating controlled and hazardous drugs. RxCarbon Pads and Poly Mats are the only Pads/Mats in the world that also deactivate drugs!

The RxCarbon Poly Pad with a poly backing and has been tested to prove it doesn’t leak making it ideal for infusions, oncology drug transport/storage and under the hood compounding (see the testing here).