Medication waste has a high impact on the healthcare budget and detrimental effects on the
environment. Therefore, preventing medication from remaining unused through the …

Background Irrational household storage of medicines is a world-wide problem, which
triggers medicine wastage as well as its associated harms. This study aimed to include all …

Background Improperly disposed medicines could adversely affect the environment and
increase the risk of drug misuse or accidental poisoning. Objective To evaluate the disposal …

A wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) method is presented to estimate analgesic
consumption and assess the burden of treated pain in Australian communities. Wastewater …

Aim: To identify activities that pharmacists undertake to reduce medication waste, and to
assess the extent to which these activities are implemented, their importance for waste …

Pharmaceuticals are essential for human health, but they become an environmental concern
when entering the environment which occurs when residues are excreted after consumption …

Background: A range of pro-environmental behaviors are recognized, promoted, and
investigated, but urgent action is also needed to tackle the direct and indirect environmental …

Objectives Medication waste has a negative environmental and economic impact. From
avoiding unnecessary supply to recycling medicines that are no longer needed, pharmacists …

Objectives Redispensing by pharmacies of medication unused by another patient could
contribute to optimal use of healthcare resources. This study aimed to assess patient …

Background: Medicines reuse, the idea of re-dispensing returned medicines to others
following quality control, is yet to be implemented in the UK. This practice is potentially a …