ArticleMateria socio-medica2020
Disposal of Used Pens and Needles from Diabetes Patients Perspective.
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- Status of waste disposal of sharps outside medical institutions for patients with diabetes: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of Medication Storage and Disposal Practices in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study with Implications for Environmental Exposure.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Localization of the questionnaire about sharps disposal at home among diabetes based on knowledge, attitude, and practice theory, and a cross-sectional survey of current conditions.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting Performance of Insulin Pen Injector Technology: A Narrative Review.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Review
- Designing Take-Back for Single Use Medical Devices: The Case of ReturpenJournal of diabetes science and technology · 2022Article
- Medical sharps in Portugal: a cross-sectional survey of disposal practices among the diabetic population.BMJ open · 2022Article
- The Review of Insulin Pens-Past, Present, and Look to the Future.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionDiabetes as lifelong chronic disease requires pharmacological treatment using plastic pens and needles. Proper disposal of used pens and needles have impact not just on health but environment as well. In 2020 there will be 3.2 million pens used and disposed in Bosnia and Herzegovina resulting in over 600 tons of this waste. Worldwide problem is related to proper disposal of used insulin pens and sharps.
aimTo investigate and evaluate what are the attitudes, knowledge and practices on insulin pens and needles disposal among diabetes patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
methodsThe research was conducted in five cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in period December 2019-January 2020 using questionnaire consisted of 28 questions distributed among patients with diabetes through their local patient associations.
resultsTotal 250 diabetes patients participated. 40.4% inject medicines for 2 times per day and 37.6% for three and more times a day. Patients have not been instructed on proper disposal of used pens or needles in 67.6% and 66% respectively. The most appropriate place to dispose used pens is pharmacies and 90% of respondents would participate in program of collecting used pens if one exists. 75.6% of respondents consider improper disposal of pens and needles as healthcare problem, 18.8% see this as ecological problem and for 4% of them this is not a problem at all.
conclusionCurrent practice of disposing used insulin pens and sharps is improper. Patients are aware of health and environmental risk. There is a huge opportunity for pharmacists and other healthcare provides to provide better information and counseling diabetes patients on this topic.
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