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Re:Sirum (YC W15) Recycles Unused Medicines to Save Money an... by aareet on Friday March 20, 2015 @07:34PM (#9241293)
Very cool, I love this new stream of nonprofits from YC.

I'm curious about a couple of things: Do you repackage the medicines before shipping them? Do you currently just handle tablets or also other forms (insulin for example, that may have to be refrigerated)?

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Re:Sirum (YC W15) Recycles Unused Medicines to Save Money an... by akircher on Friday March 20, 2015 @07:40PM (#9241315)
Most of the medication is donated in its original packaging. In most states the recipient can then repackage so the patient gets a normal amber vial just like any other source.

We do donate a lot of injections, patches, and inhalations. Currently we are not able to do refrigerated medicine like insulin, but are working on cold-chain shipping so hope to offer that soon.

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