Assessment of the association between drug disposal practices and drug use and storage behaviors

Akıcı, Ahmet; Aydın, Volkan; Kiroglu, Arzu

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2017.11.006

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“…Some participants stated the acceptable methods were rinsing the medicines in the sink or flushing them in the toilet. A study done by Akici, et al 19 stated that some saved the medicines that were leftover following completion or discontinuation of therapy for their friends and family with the intention of not wanting to waste them. Tablet was the most common dosage form identified as leftovers in the present study which was followed by the syrups.…”

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“…A questionnaire based study was conducted in the consumers of medicines from the outpatient pharmacy of a tertiary care hospital with the approval of the Institutional Ethics Committee (CSP/18/NOV/74/312). Based on the literature, 18,19 sample size was determined using Epi. Software 3 version with a power of 80 and the confidence interval of 95%.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness on the Disposal of Expired and Unused Medicines among Medication Consumers

S¹,

Logeshwaran²,

Rani³

et al. 2019

JYP

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Objectives: Safe disposal of expired, unwanted, or unused medications by the consumers is a major challenge worldwide. The knowledge, attitude and practice of consumers on disposal of unused and expired medicines were assessed. Methods: Data on demographics, educational, occupation, socioeconomic status, drugs purchased, number of unused or expired drugs were obtained from medicine consumers. Knowledge, attitude and practice of safe disposal methods, number, most common class, dosage forms of leftover drugs and the reasons were assessed using a questionnaire. Effect of educational, occupational, socioeconomic status on purchase of drugs, awareness on the consequences of improper disposal of drugs were assessed using chi square test. Results: Of 145 participants, 46 % were females and 54% were males with a mean age of 36.76 + 13.60 years. 66 participants stated 1-5 drugs as leftover at home and the reason for possession of unused medicines as self-discontinuation after the condition was resolved. Most common drugs left unused at home were analgesics and the dosage form was tablets. 76.6% were unaware of the consequences of improper drug disposal. 65.5% stated the acceptable method to dispose medicines as collection of unused drug by Municipality. Majority (88%) disposed unused or expired medicines in the garbage. There was a statistically significant association between educational, occupational and socio economic status, purchase of drugs and awareness on consequences of improper drug disposal (P<0.05). Conclusion: Most of the participants had leftover of unused or expired drugs in their households and there was lack of awareness on safe disposal of medicines.

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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness on the Disposal of Expired and Unused Medicines among Medication Consumers

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Logeshwaran²,

Rani³

et al. 2019

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“…A survey, then, was conducted to evaluate the approaches of the company employees regarding drug disposal. The internal campaign within the company seemed to present favorable changes in the behavior of its employees, since, most of the participants (66.1%) return unused medicines to the pharmacy or to the drug-box of the company [24].…”

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“…There is, also, an absence of socioeconomic status in many studies. In addition, some of surveys were not conducted in public, but in specific places such as pharmacies (in Iraq) [60] or companies (in Turkey) [24].…”

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Expired Medication: Societal, Regulatory and Ethical Aspects of a Wasted Opportunity

Alnahas

Yeboah

Fliedel

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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A massive volume of expired medications amasses annually around the world because of pharmaceutical overprescription, combined with overproduction. The accumulation of pharmaceutical waste imposes ecological, economic and social/ethical burdens. Managing this presumed “waste” has developed into a global challenge due to the absence of specific regulations, unreasonable behavior of the patients, and an improper understanding of the concept of “expired medications” in general. This paper summaries, first, the recent literature reporting practices related to the disposal of unused medications. In this context, 48 papers from 34 countries with a total of 33,832 participants point towards a significant lack of public awareness regarding the appropriate disposal of such biologically potent chemicals. These findings are corroborated by a local survey on the disposal practices of unused medicines among pharmacy students at Saarland University. The regulatory aspects surrounding this topic, often based on the official guidelines for the disposal of expired medications and local waste management strategies, are then discussed in light of these findings. Finally, a closer inspection of the epistemic values of expired medications and different strategies for managing expired medications have been reviewed.

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“…This may result in adverse drug reactions and decreased efficacy during use, which may prolong treatment times, decrease survival to discharge rates, increase the need for referrals to tertiary facilities and therefore have a negative impact on emergency care and survival rates, which ultimately results in lesser combat ready soldiers fit for active duty. 342 Purchasing medications from the black market may also encourage free enterprise in an economically unstable and lawless environment by increasing demand, which promotes profitability from the sale of counterfeit goods and exposes patients receiving emergency care provided by these emergency care providers to counterfeit medicines which are harmful to their health. Moreover, it will also increase the workload and overall threat to peacekeepers as it may encourage the formation of organised crime syndicates specializing in the distribution of medications.…”

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Peace Support Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lived Experiences of Emergency Care Providers During External Deployment

Khoza

Mshunqane

Sobuwa

2020

SCIM

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Military emergency medical care in support of mission personnel in operational areas serves as a vital element of peace support operations, as it ensures the maintenance of the human resources deployed in mission areas. Although the South African National Defence Force is facing significant financial constraints, it is becoming increasingly mobile, as South Africa continues to pledge military and diplomatic assistance in the African continent to maintain peace and stability, promote development and provide security. Consequently, when deployed abroad, military emergency care providers face unique challenges. The aim of this paper is to describe the lived experiences of Gauteng-based emergency care providers in delivering emergency medical care amid resource constraints during external deployment. The descriptions were extracted from a larger study titled "exploring lived experiences of Gauteng-based military pre-hospital emergency care providers during external deployment". The research was conducted using a qualitative, exploratory research design and was guided by a phenomenological approach. The findings indicate that Gauteng-based military emergency care providers often did not have enough equipment or appropriate transportation to perform their duties during external deployment. As a result, they are hindered from providing quality care to ill and injured patients.

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Assessment of the association between drug disposal practices and drug use and storage behaviors

Abstract: While our findings showed that a substantial number of participants still had unused drugs at home and disposed of them inappropriately, it is understood that they started to exhibit more favorable behaviors in recent years.

Cited by 58 publications

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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness on the Disposal of Expired and Unused Medicines among Medication Consumers

Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness on the Disposal of Expired and Unused Medicines among Medication Consumers

Expired Medication: Societal, Regulatory and Ethical Aspects of a Wasted Opportunity

Peace Support Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lived Experiences of Emergency Care Providers During External Deployment

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