Medicine:Collection of unused drugs

From HandWiki

Collection of unused drugs, also called drug return or drug take-back, is any program for individual consumers to dispose of drugs by returning their unused drugs to a collection center. One survey of consumers found that individuals like the idea of pharmacies accepting drug returns.[1]

Drug return programs can reduce the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.[2]

Various research projects have investigated drug return programs at pharmacies in particular regions. Studied places include the United States,[3] Britain,[4] France,[5] Switzerland,[6] Sweden,[7][8] Serbia,[9] and Germany.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Thach, Andrew V.; Brown, Carolyn M.; Pope, Nathan (September 2013). "Consumer perceptions about a community pharmacy-based medication take back program". Journal of Environmental Management 127: 23–27. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.025. 
  2. ↑ Niquille, A; Bugnon, O (2008). "Pharmaceuticals and Environment: Role of Community Pharmacies". in Kümmerer, Klaus. Pharmaceuticals in the environment : sources, fate, effects, and risks (3rd ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-74663-8. 
  3. ↑ Glassmeyer, Susan T.; Hinchey, Elizabeth K.; Boehme, Susan E.; Daughton, Christian G.; Ruhoy, Ilene S.; Conerly, Octavia; Daniels, Rebecca L.; Lauer, Lisa et al. (April 2009). "Disposal practices for unwanted residential medications in the United States". Environment International 35 (3): 566–572. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2008.10.007. 
  4. ↑ Mackridge, A. J.; Marriott, J. F. (17 July 2007). "Returned medicines: waste or a wasted opportunity?". Journal of Public Health 29 (3): 258–262. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm037. 
  5. ↑ Aloy, B.; Siranyan, V.; Dussart, C. (November 2009). "Arrêt de la valorisation humanitaire des médicaments non utilisés : enjeux et perspectives". Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises 67 (6): 414–418. doi:10.1016/j.pharma.2009.08.002. 
  6. ↑ Gehler Mariacher, G; Rota, M; Hersberger, KE (21 October 1998). "[Return of unused drugs to pharmacies].". Praxis 87 (43): 1441–3. PMID 9844489. 
  7. ↑ Ekedahl, Anders B. E. (13 January 2007). "Reasons why medicines are returned to Swedish pharmacies unused". Pharmacy World & Science 28 (6): 352–358. doi:10.1007/s11096-006-9055-1. 
  8. ↑ Persson, Matilda; Sabelström, Emma; Gunnarsson, Bo (July 2009). "Handling of unused prescription drugs — knowledge, behaviour and attitude among Swedish people". Environment International 35 (5): 771–774. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2008.10.002. 
  9. ↑ Kusturica, Milica P.; Sabo, Ana; Tomic, Zdenko; Horvat, Olga; Šolak, Zdravko (30 May 2012). "Storage and disposal of unused medications: knowledge, behavior, and attitudes among Serbian people". International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 34 (4): 604–610. doi:10.1007/s11096-012-9652-0. 
  10. ↑ Bronder, E; Klimpel, A (November 2001). "Unused drugs returned to the pharmacy--new data.". International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 39 (11): 480–3. PMID 11727967. 




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Medicine:Collection_of_unused_drugs&oldid=231706"