LINCOLN- Freshman State Sen. Jana Hughes announced this week that she is looking to join forces with Iowa nonprofit SafeNetRx, an organization that collects, inspects, and distributes non-expired medications for patients at or below 200% of the federal poverty line. SafeNetRx receives donations from more than 200 facilities and individuals in all 50 states, and has one pharmacy located in Gretna, Nebraska.

"The more options they have to get it back out the door, the better," said Hughes. According to CEO Jon Rosmann, the organization has been looking to expand medication distribution into other states, and said that the Cornhusker state is a "logical partner" due to proximity and similarities in geography and demographics.

Hughes said that she was encouraged to look into SafeNetRx by her constituents in York, Nebraska, and that she and her staff were able to get the ball rolling after the end of the last legislative session. Hughes, her legislative aides, Sen. Merv Riepe, and representatives from the Nebraska Pharmacists Association toured SafeNetRx's headquarters in Grimes, Iowa in late October.

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