ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Pharmacy and Nursing Students' Knowledge and Practices Concerning the Disposal of Unused and Expired Medicines in Kosovo.
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- Interventions to address improper disposal practices of unused and expired household medications: A systematic review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Experiential learning to advocacy: A peer-led approach to safe medication disposal in pharmacy education.PloS one · 2026Article
- Educational exposure and sustainability-related outcomes among pharmacy students in Bulgaria: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacy students compared to other medical fields students regarding self-medication with OTC medicines in kosovo: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 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
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- Guidance provided by pharmacists to customers regarding to destination of unused household medications: disposal of household medications.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Ecopharmacology: Knowledge, Attitude, and Medication Disposal Practice Among Pharmacy Students.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2023Article
- Assessment of general population knowledge, attitude, and practice on safe unused and expired drugs disposal: a cross-sectional study.F1000Research · 2023Observational
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Abstract
This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of pharmacy and nursing students at a medical college in Kosovo concerning unused and expired medications. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 500 randomly selected students of pharmacy (200 questionnaires) and nursing students (300 questionnaires). Overall, 336 returned the filled forms and the response rate was 67.2. SPSS version 26.0 was utilized for statistical analysis. The results showed that 89.2% of pharmacy students and 82.2% of nursing students check the expiration date of medications before purchasing them and a considerable number of students stated that they possess unused medicines at home (78.4% of pharmacy and 74% of nursing students). Regarding disposal practice, over 50% of both nursing and pharmacy students dispose of unused and expired medications in the trash. A small proportion of students returned unused or expired medicines to the pharmacy (11.4% of pharmacy students and 10.7% of nursing students return unused medications, whereas 14.4% of pharmacy respondents and 10.1% of nursing respondents reported returning expired medicines). There was a statistically significant difference in the ways pharmacy and nursing students purchase pharmaceuticals and in their opinions regarding institutions in charge of disposing of unused and expired medicines (
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