MEDICAL waste disposalPATIENT safetyOPIOID abuseCHILDRENUnused or expired medicines in the home have long been a major safety concern. For example, data calls suggest that from 2015–2019 a variety of medications were implicated in some of the most common, and the most severe, cases of ...
is daunting, costly Getting rid of what the doctor ordered ; Proper disposal of unwanted medications is daunting, costlyGetting rid of what the doctor ordered ; Proper disposal of unwanted medications is daunting, costlyLisa Kocian
Leftover opioids weredisposed of properlyby 60% of those who received the disposal kit, compared with 43% of the patients who didn't receive the kits, the investigators found. Some studies show that only about 20% to 30% of U.S. patients properly dispose of unuse...
The improper storage and disposal of UUE medications has important public health consequences, including accidental poisonings and drug diversion leading to prescription drug abuse. For example, every day in the United States, more than 2,000 people are treated in emergency departments as a result ...
Unused or expired medicines in the home have long been a major safety concern, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has sponsored "take‐back" days in which patients can return unwanted medications to avoid the possibility of someone taking the drugs from their medicine cabinets. ...
The article reports on the innovative efforts toward environmentally correct disposal of unwanted medications in the U.S. The Massachusetts Pharmacists Association presented Eaton Apothecary with Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award in recognition of the pharmacy's takeback event. Regulatory agencies, including...
Subsequently, patients were provided written information on proper disposal and medication disposal bag. Study patients were then asked to complete a survey about how they disposed of their unused opioids at their last visit. The success of education and proper disposal of opioid medications were ...
Proper Storage and Disposal of MedicationsQuestion: My husband is recovering from a ruptured appendix, anda nurse said the medicine...Michael Roizen, MdMehmet Oz, Md
Scientific research on the harmful effect of pharmaceuticals on fish and other aquatic life in Wisconsin's surface water has raised concerns over proper disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals. However, current regulations frustrate, rather than encourage, environmentally safe disposal methods. This...