2014
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-41522014019000000472
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Estudo do descarte residencial de medicamentos vencidos na região de Paulínia (SP), Brasil

Abstract: The advancement of science health care provided an increase in drug manufacturing, which in most cases, after the losers, are discarded improperly, usually in the trash. These residues, when in contact with the soil and water, can cause contamination, that even in a network of sewage treatment are not completely eliminated. The aim was to study the disposal given to expired medicines used at homes. For this was made a behavioral research with undergraduate and technicians students located in region of Paulínia… Show more

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“…ous treatment; patient's death; lack of adherence or treatment abandonment; excess supply and prescription of excessive dosage; free samples; and the possibility to donate to other people [20][21][22]24,[27][28][29][30][34][35][36]39,40,42,44,[46][47][48][49][50][51] . The accumulation of medicines at home may lead to misuse and expose the population to the potential toxicity of pharmaceuticals 26,41,43,51 . Such behavior reflects a persistent culture in different regions of the world in which the risk arising from inappropriate use of active principles and/ or adverse responses associated with the intake of certain medications is trivialized 39 .…”
Section: Household Storage Of Medicinesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…ous treatment; patient's death; lack of adherence or treatment abandonment; excess supply and prescription of excessive dosage; free samples; and the possibility to donate to other people [20][21][22]24,[27][28][29][30][34][35][36]39,40,42,44,[46][47][48][49][50][51] . The accumulation of medicines at home may lead to misuse and expose the population to the potential toxicity of pharmaceuticals 26,41,43,51 . Such behavior reflects a persistent culture in different regions of the world in which the risk arising from inappropriate use of active principles and/ or adverse responses associated with the intake of certain medications is trivialized 39 .…”
Section: Household Storage Of Medicinesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sale of medications in quantities greater than that specified by medical prescriptions also induces people to store medicines at home. Strategies encouraging the fractional sale of medications, according to dosage prescribed, are necessary given the generation and accumulation of residue and contamination of the environment 13,35,39,43,[52][53][54] .…”
Section: Author(s) (Year) Periodicalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…27 A mídia poderia ser um dos meios utilizados para divulgar medidas adequadas de descarte de medicamentos, devido ao seu poder de alcance na população. 28 Percebe-se que faltam políticas de conscientização e incentivo sobre o descarte doméstico de medicamentos e o impacto que os seus resíduos causam no meio ambiente.…”
Section: Descarte Correto De Medicamentos Ma Cartilha Educativaunclassified
“…Segundo Almeida (2010), as águas residuais podem ser resultantes da sua utilização por diversos processos e classificadas como: (1) Cabe destacar que muitos destes resíduos poderiam ser evitados, mas a falta de instrução e conhecimento de parte da população faz com que o seu descarte estimule ainda mais a contaminação do meio ambiente (PINTO et. al., 2014).…”
Section: áGuas Residuáriasunclassified