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

Abstract The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) is responsible for considerable
environmental and product-value impacts. However, studies on the reverse flows of PSC do …

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 …

Background: The idea of reusing dispensed medicines is appealing to the general public
provided its benefits are illustrated, its risks minimized, and the logistics resolved. For …

Importance New strategies targeting waste are required to improve financial and ecologic
sustainability of expensive therapies, such as oral anticancer drugs, that frequently remain …

End-of-use and end-of-life medicines waste management has been a challenge for public
and private managers in different countries. Reverse logistics is a waste management …

Background Consumers most commonly discard unwanted medicines in household rubbish
or drains, however, there are global concerns over the extent, environmental impact and …

Background Knowledge on factors related to preventable medication waste and waste-
reducing interventions, including redispensing unused medications, is needed to maximise …

Medicinal waste due to improper handling of unwanted medicines creates health and
environmental risks. However, the re-dispensing of unused prescribed medicines from …

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