KNOWLEDGE AND DISPOSAL PRACTICE OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED MEDICINES | Medicine Waste

Sachdev Yadav

ISBN 10: 6206159035 / ISBN 13: 9786206159032

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2023

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KNOWLEDGE AND DISPOSAL PRACTICE OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED MEDICINES | Medicine Waste | Sachdev Yadav | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9786206159032 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: KNOWLEDGE AND DISPOSAL PRACTICE OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED MEDICINES | Medicine Waste
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6206159035
• ISBN 13: 9786206159032
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 4D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 102 grams
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Synopsis

Improper disposal of unused medications has been a public health problem, as unused drug adversely effects on health and environment. Most medicine users are not aware of the safe disposal of unused or expired medicines. The study was to know the current knowledge of the disposal practices of unused and expired medicines. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey, conducted a structured questionnaire. The study conforms to STROBE guidelines for cross sectional study. A total of 540 valid questionnaires were returned with a response rate of 96.29%. 520 subjects satisfying both inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study were taken for data analysis. The study observation concluded that organizing seminars by government-regulated drug administration, environmental scientists, physicians and pharmacists might play a pivotal role in raising awareness in the community. ​Further, awareness under Program on Removal of Unused Drugs (PROUD), "give your unused/expired medicines a proper home" and other courses on safe drug disposal practices can be a good option to educate the nation's future leaders.