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Unused and Expired Medications Disposal Practices among the General Public in Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Unsafe disposal of unused and expired medicines in Indonesia: nationwide evidence on public awareness and disposal practices across urban-rural and island disparities.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Experiential learning to advocacy: A peer-led approach to safe medication disposal in pharmacy education.PloS one · 2026Article
- Addressing the disposal of unused and expired medications in Saudi households: Time to bridge the regulatory gaps.PloS one · 2026Article
- Disposal practices for unused and expired medications among outpatients in three healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 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
- Medication Disposal Practices, Awareness, and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Chronic Conditions: Implications for Public Health.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
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- Medication Disposal Patterns and Practices with Awareness of Environmental Contamination Caused by Pharmaceuticals among the General Public in Malaysia.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Unused, expired pharmaceuticals and their disposal practices among the general public in Burdur-Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Do pharmacists counsel customers on the disposal of unused or expired household medications? A national survey among 1,596 pharmacists in Indonesia.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
- Household Pharmaceutical Disposal Practices, Community Understanding, and Readiness for Medicines Take-Back in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Pharmacists perspectives on challenges and facilitators in initiating medications take-back program in Indonesia: A qualitative study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
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- Application of antimicrobial, potential hazard and mitigation plans.Environmental research · 2022Review
- Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal as a Global Problem-A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Knowledge, perception and practice of pharmaceutical waste disposal among the public in Lagos State, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Factors influencing inappropriate use of antibiotics: Findings from a nationwide survey of the general public in Malaysia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Towards Medicines Reuse: A Narrative Review of the Different Therapeutic Classes and Dosage Forms of Medication Waste in Different Countries.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
The appropriate disposal practice of unused and expired medications has become a global challenge that has caught the attention of health policymakers, pharmaceutical organizations, healthcare professionals, and the wider community. The current study aimed to evaluate the awareness, attitudes, and behaviors relating to the disposal practice of unused and expired medications and medication wastage issues among the general public in Selangor, Malaysia. The quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted using a pre-validated structured survey form. Among the approached individuals, 426 showed their willingness to participate in the study. More than 80% of the study population reported being aware of the medication wastage issue and its impact on patients and the economy. The respondents with a higher level of education (OR = 1.85; 95% CI = 1.18-2.52;
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