ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2012
Storage and disposal of unused medications: knowledge, behavior, and attitudes among Serbian people.
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- Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- A cross-sectional study of household disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals in western China.BMC public health · 2026Observational
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- Addressing the disposal of unused and expired medications in Saudi households: Time to bridge the regulatory gaps.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Global Academic Research on Drug Take-Back Programs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Medication waste and disposal behaviors among Iranian households: A Cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A systematic review of the knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals and healthcare professional students towards household pharmaceutical waste disposal.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Review
- Home drug utilization, storage practice and associated factors among people living in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- End-of-life management strategies of pharmaceuticals in Portuguese households.Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2023Review
- The medication self-management work system of patients and informal carers from a human factors & ergonomics perspective: A scoping review protocol.HRB open research · 2023Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the disposal of expired and unused medications among the Lebanese population.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
- Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal as a Global Problem-A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Assessment of knowledge and awareness of safe disposal of unused or expired medication in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundImproper disposal of medications potentially poses a significant environmental risk and storage of expired and unused medications in households provides an increased risk of accidental childhood poisonings.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the storage and disposal habits of medications amongst the population in the South Bačka District of Serbia, and to gain insight into the attitudes and knowledge of the population about the proper disposal of medications. Setting Households in South Bačka District.
methodThe study was conducted during the 6-month period from February 2010 to July 2010 and involved a random sample of households. The questionnaire-based study was performed by a trained interviewer.
main outcome measurenumber of expired and unused medications in families, behavior and knowledge about the disposal of medications.
resultsOf 230 families, 208 (108 urban and 100 rural) agreed to participate and complete the questionnaire(90 % response rate). The drugs were mostly kept in a specific place-home pharmacy (89.8 % [urban] and 89.0 % [rural]). Exposure of children to medications in the home environment was similar in urban and rural families (19.6 % [urban] and 23.1 % [rural]). The frequency of expired medications was not observed to be different between the urban and rural households (10.3 % [urban] and 11.8 % [rural]). The most common method for disposal of household medications is disposal in the garbage (85.6 % [urban] and 74.5 % [rural]) or in the toilet (8.7 % [urban] and 6.4 % [rural]). However, inconsistent with disposal practices, half of the urban and rural participants thought that throwing medications in the garbage, toilet, or sink has a detrimental effect on the environment.
conclusionPublic services in Serbia, including government and health sectors, need to be more proactive about educating people on how to store and dispose medications, as well as finding a way for implementation of the law on medications wastage destruction.
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