2012
DOI: 10.5902/223613084627
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Contaminação Do Meio Ambiente Pelo Descarte Inadequado De Medicamentos Vencidos Ou Não Utilizados

Abstract: RESUMOPode-se perceber que a destruição dos recursos naturais passou a ter escala praticamente exponencial a partir da Revolução Industrial. As intervenções humanas são responsáveis pela emissão de diferentes poluentes como os medicamentos descartados inadequadamente. Assim o presente estudo teve como objetivo demonstrar que, através de modificações de hábitos, podemos favorecer o meio ambiente. Para tal, deve-se descartar os medicamentos vencidos e não utilizados em lugares corretos sem causar riscos de conta… Show more

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“…The present study showed an awareness of the Pharmacy students about drug discard ways; most of them considered the way they practice to be incorrect, which is corroborated by other authors (34,38). Although the majority of students believed that the special collection is the appropriate destination for these medicines, the current legislation in Brazil is intended only for health institutions and requires that each generator should prepare a Health Management Waste Plan, and the waste must receive a safe destination (21,22).…”
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confidence: 90%
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“…The present study showed an awareness of the Pharmacy students about drug discard ways; most of them considered the way they practice to be incorrect, which is corroborated by other authors (34,38). Although the majority of students believed that the special collection is the appropriate destination for these medicines, the current legislation in Brazil is intended only for health institutions and requires that each generator should prepare a Health Management Waste Plan, and the waste must receive a safe destination (21,22).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Incorrect disposal of medicines is a dangerous practice because drug residues have active components with high potential for bioaccumulation and low biodegradability (33). When incorrectly disposed, especially in the household garbage or sewage network, can contaminate the soil and water, causing damage to the environment and becoming a public health problem (6,18,34). Moreover, in many Brazilian cities, garbage is still discarded in the environment, making it possible, for garbage collectors, to get access to these drugs, making their consumption inappropriate (11).…”
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“…Os fármacos são de suma importância para a saúde da população, por outro lado o uso indevido pode ocasionar grandes malefícios. Os medicamentos que sobram de um tratamento se armazenados nos lares podem perder a validade ou serem descartados indevidamente 1 .…”
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“…al., 1995). Os descartes dos rejeitos de forma inadequada podem desencadear tanto a poluição dos recursos naturais (solo, água e ar) quanto problema à saúde humana (HOPPE;ARAÚJO, 2012).…”
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