ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022
Knowledge, perception and practice of pharmaceutical waste disposal among the public in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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- 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
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Abstract
Introduction: increased consumption of pharmaceuticals has been reported to cause a high level of their discharge into the environment, and even small quantities in the environment have the potential to cause harm. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted between April and May 2021. The questionnaire was made available online through social media platforms. Results: a total number of 534 respondents were surveyed. Two hundred and fifty respondents (46.8%) were presently on one or more medications. Many participants have not received advice on pharmaceutical waste from health professionals (413, 78.3%). There is fair knowledge about pharmaceutical waste 234 (43.8%). Many of the respondents think there is a lack of adequate information on what to do with them (500, 93.6%) and there should be a program/ strategy to retrieve all unused, leftover, or expired medicines (475, 88.9%). A lot of respondents throw unused medicines away in household garbage (391, 73.2%). Conclusion: there is fair knowledge, positive perception, and poor pharmaceutical waste disposal practice. There is a need for the implementation of a "medication take-back program" for appropriate waste disposal practice.
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