Should drug makers be required to pay for take-back programs in which consumers can drop off unwanted medicines?

A growing number of local officials believe they should. Earlier this week, San Mateo County in California became the fourth local government in the country to adopt an ordinance that mandates the pharmaceutical industry underwrite the costs of a take-back program. In doing so, the county joined two others in California, including San Francisco, as well as one in Washington State.

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