Storage and Disposal of Unused Medications: Knowledge, Behavior, and Attitudes Among Serbian People

Kusturica, Milica Paut; Tomas, Ana; Horvat, Olga; Tomić, Z.; Sabo, Ana

doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.05.086

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“…Many consumers keep drugs in their home because they want to use those medicines for self-medication practice in the future. [4,5] Leaving medicines lying around in the medicine cabinet poses several risks, which may result in inadequate dosage regimens, sharing drugs with other members of family or neighbors resulting in inappropriate drug use. Medicine kept at home may lose potency due to exposure to heat, light, and higher humidity.…”

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Kristina¹

2018

AJP

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Introduction: Improper disposal of unused medications has been a public health problem, as unused drug adversely effects on health and environment. The main objective of this study was to assess the extent of unused medications disposal practice of among household in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Materials and Methods: A surveybased cross-sectional study was used. Households were conveniently selected and interviewed using structured questionnaires. Attitudes and practices regarding medicine disposal were asked and list of unused medicines found at home was recorded. The data were analyzed and presented descriptively. Results: Of 324 household surveyed, majority of respondents (85%) reported storing unused medications in their home and only 3% reported returning medication to a pharmacy. Antibiotics were commonly medicine kept in home (37%). Predominant reason for medication non-used was disease or symptoms felt improved (97%). Less than half of respondents (41%) have been check the expiry date of their medicine before use. Most respondents (80%) did not get any advice from health professionals. Conclusion: Gaps exist in practices of medicine disposal. An effective unused drug disposal system supported by community pharmacists should be provided along with extensive media campaign to educate customers on safe medicine disposal practices.

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Kristina¹

2018

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“…Few other studies have also reported the practice of sharing of medications albeit in 1-2% of the study population, probably because they were from non-medical background. 10,18,19 Total 18% of studied participants practiced pouring of liquid medication in the wash basin. Similar practices were reported in studies from Kuwait, UK and USA.…”

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A questionnaire based study on the knowledge, attitude, and the practice of ecopharmacology among the healthcare professionals in a teaching hospital in India

Advani

Jadhao

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Ecopharmacology which deals with the health hazards posed by discarded or used medicinal products in the environment, is a globally emerging issue. There are guidelines for pharmaceutical waste management (Like GMP and FDA guidelines) for the manufacturing units, pharmacists and consumers. However, it is uncertain whether consumers are aware of it. Before beginning the process of creating awareness, it is first necessary to assess the existing knowledge of the issue in the community. This study was planned to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of ecopharmacology in the medical personnel and students in our institute.Methods: It was a questionnaire based cross-sectional observational study. Study population included MBBS students, nursing students and resident doctors. Total 500 consenting participants were enrolled and subjected to a structured KAP questionnaire and data was expressed in percentage. Questionnaire consisted of 20 questions out of which 3 were open ended and remaining closed ended.Results: Present study result showed that 73% respondents had heard of term ecopharmacology and majority (98%) felt that it was their responsibility to protect environment from pharmaceutical waste. Responses from 83% of participants indicated that they were worried about the excess medicines at their homes. 87% of participants threw it in garbage bin, but (58%) were unsure whether their drug disposing method was safe and 25 % knew it was unsafe. Most respondents (94%) felt that there should be guidelines for safe disposal of expired/unused drug and were enthusiastic about participating in campaign for this issue. Medical personnel also suggested some solutions to deal with this problem.Conclusions: Awareness and concern regarding the problem is high however in absence of knowledge of methods of safe disposal of unused drug, it is not transforming into safe disposal practices.

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“…Literature was reviewed to develop the questionnaire. [10][11][12][13][14][15] The questionnaire consisted of two sections. Section one was about respondent's personal information including gender, age, marital status, the level of education, ways of procuring medicines, classes of medicine used and checking the expiry date of medicine before procuring.…”

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Practice towards disposal of medicines (unused/expired drugs) among the patients visiting tertiary care teaching hospital in Haryana, India

Narwat

Sindhu

2019

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Awareness towards improper disposal of medicines and its hazardous impact on environment is one of the major issues which we are neglecting but needs to be focused. In general, expired medicines/waste medicines/ left out medicines are disposed in the garbage or, rinse in sink or flushed down toilet, which ends up in the water system and have a potential effect on ecosystem. With this background, the present study was conducted to assess the practice towards disposal of medicines (Unused/Expired Drugs) among the patients visiting tertiary care teaching hospital in Haryana.Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted through face-to-face interviews by using a validated structured Questionnaire in patients attending the OPD of PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana. A total of 150 patients participated in this study.Results: Among the 150 Patients participated in the study, 94 were male and 56 were female. Most common class of medicines used were NSAIDS (34%). About the practice of disposal of medicines 62% of them threw into the dustbin (household garbage) 18% into the toilet/sink. About consequences of improper disposal (55%) of them answered that they were not aware. The most common reason for left out medicines in home was incompletion of the course due to getting relieved from disease (50%). Most common way of procuring medicine was purchased on prescription and surprisingly only 30% participants checked the expiry date of medicine before procuring. Among the participants 75% said that government should be responsible to create awareness for proper disposal of unused medicines.Conclusions: The present study brought out the current status and lacuna towards the disposal of medicines. Patients do not use all the medications and there is lack of knowledge about awareness of disposal of medicines and its consequences.

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Storage and Disposal of Unused Medications: Knowledge, Behavior, and Attitudes Among Serbian People

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A questionnaire based study on the knowledge, attitude, and the practice of ecopharmacology among the healthcare professionals in a teaching hospital in India

Practice towards disposal of medicines (unused/expired drugs) among the patients visiting tertiary care teaching hospital in Haryana, India

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