Add to ORKGmethod for the disposal of unwanted and expired medicines. This stops drugs being dumped in landfill and waterways. An audit showed that over 600 tonnes of medicines are returned through the program. A substantial proportion of these medicines were still within their expiry dates. Salbutamol, insulin and frusemide are the most commonly discarded medicines. More than $2 million of public money is wasted each year. Hoarding and non-adherence to treatment contribute to waste. Health professionals may be able to help minimise waste by informing patients about the importance of completing prescribed courses of treatment, and discouraging them from hoarding medicines after reaching the safety net threshold on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. P...
Pharmaceutical products are inevitable for human health. Owing to the growing need for pharmaceutica...
Medication waste has a high impact on the healthcare budget and detrimental effects on the environme...
There are a lot of efforts have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume...
The National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Program provides a free and safe method for t...
Background: Cancer drug expenditure is enormous and rising rapidly. There is potential for the waste...
Medicines known as the lifeline of human and animal health have a vital role in curing various ailme...
Many patients do not (entirely) use all pharmacy-dispensed prescription medication. This waste can h...
There is increasing concern at the amount and cost of prescribed medicines that are unused or wasted...
Objective The aim of the present study was to explore disposal practices of unwanted medicines in a ...
Background Re-use of unused medicines returned from patients is currently considered unethical in th...
Impropriate disposal of medicines can lead to increase security, health and environmental risks. In ...
Background: Clear guidance for how patients should dispose of unused and expired medications is lack...
Background: Globally, there is a growing emphasis on appropriate removal of unwanted medicines for s...
Abstract Background Consumers most commonly discard unwanted medicines in household rubbish or drain...
oai:ojs.ijbcp.com:article/1Medication waste is synonymous with pharmaceutical waste, unused or expir...
Pharmaceutical products are inevitable for human health. Owing to the growing need for pharmaceutica...
Medication waste has a high impact on the healthcare budget and detrimental effects on the environme...
There are a lot of efforts have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume...
The National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Program provides a free and safe method for t...
Background: Cancer drug expenditure is enormous and rising rapidly. There is potential for the waste...
Medicines known as the lifeline of human and animal health have a vital role in curing various ailme...
Many patients do not (entirely) use all pharmacy-dispensed prescription medication. This waste can h...
There is increasing concern at the amount and cost of prescribed medicines that are unused or wasted...
Objective The aim of the present study was to explore disposal practices of unwanted medicines in a ...
Background Re-use of unused medicines returned from patients is currently considered unethical in th...
Impropriate disposal of medicines can lead to increase security, health and environmental risks. In ...
Background: Clear guidance for how patients should dispose of unused and expired medications is lack...
Background: Globally, there is a growing emphasis on appropriate removal of unwanted medicines for s...
Abstract Background Consumers most commonly discard unwanted medicines in household rubbish or drain...
oai:ojs.ijbcp.com:article/1Medication waste is synonymous with pharmaceutical waste, unused or expir...
Pharmaceutical products are inevitable for human health. Owing to the growing need for pharmaceutica...
Medication waste has a high impact on the healthcare budget and detrimental effects on the environme...
There are a lot of efforts have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume...