Bound; Voulvoulis1919 Bound JP, Voulvoulis N. Household disposal of pharmaceuticals as a pathway for aquatic contamination in the United Kingdom. Environ Health 2005; 113(12):1705-1711. (2005) Environ Health Perspect |
United Kingdom |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Fanhani et al.2020 Fanhani HR, Correa MI, Lourenço EB, Fernandes ED, Billó VL, Lorenson L, Spiguel PKS, Galoro JLF, Takemura OS, Andrade OG. Avaliação domiciliar da utilização de medicamentos por moradores do jardim Tarumã, município de Umuarama - PR. Arq Cienc Saúde da Unipar 2006; 10(3):127-131. (2006)Arq. Ciênc. Saúde UNIPAR |
Brazil |
Self-medication; leftover from previous treatment |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Ekedahl2121 Ekedahl ABE. Reasons why medicines are returned to Swedish pharmacies unused. Pharm World Sci 2006; 28:352-358. (2006)Pharm World Sci |
Sweden |
Expired medication; death; leftover from previous treatment; clinical improvement; change of treatment. |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Jiménez et al.2222 Jiménez H, Guillermo L, Sáenz RB. Medicamentos subutilizados em el ámbito comunitario, área salud coronado, Costa Rica. Rev Costarric Salud Pública 2006; 15(28):50-61. (2006)Rev. costarric. salud pública |
Costa Rica |
Keep for future use; lack of adherence to treatment. |
Regular trash flushed into the sewer; disposed in the soil;pharmacies/health facilities |
Seehusen and Edwards2323 Seehusen DA, Edwards J. Patient Practices and Beliefs Concerning Disposal of Medications. J Am Board Fam Med 2006; 19(6):542-547. (2006)J Am Board Fam Med |
United States of America |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities |
Abahussain et al.2424 Abahussain EA, Ball DE, Matowe WC. Practice and opinion towards disposal of unused medication in Kuwait. Med Princ Pract 2006; 15:352-357. (2006) Med Princ Pract |
Kuwait |
Changed or abandoned treatment. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Bound et al.2525 Bound JP, Kitsou K, Voulvoulis N. Household disposal of pharmaceuticals and perception of risk to the environment. Environ Toxicol Phar 2006; 21(3):301-307. (2006) Environ Toxicol Phar |
United Kingdom |
Keep for future use. |
Solo; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities; and donations. |
Musson et al.2626 Musson SE, Townsend T, Seaburg K, Mosa J. A continuous collection system for household pharmaceutical wastes: a pilot project. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2007; 57(7):828-835. (2007) J Air Waste Manag Assoc |
United Kingdom |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Margonato et al.2727 Margonato FB, Thomson Z, Paoliello MMB. Determinantes nas intoxicações medicamentosas agudas na zona urbana de um município do Sul do Brasil. Cad Saude Publica 2008; 24(2):333-341. (2008) Cad Saúde Pública |
Brazil |
Excess purchase/ Self-medication. |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Bueno et al.2828 Bueno CS, Weber D, Oliveira KR. Farmácia caseira e descarte de medicamentos no bairro Luiz Fogliatto do município de Ijuí - RS. Rev Ciênc Farm Básica Apl 2009; 30(2):201-210. (2009) Rev Ciênc Farm Básica Apl |
Brazil |
Keep for future use; donation; self-medication. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; disposal in the soil; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Braund et al.2929 Braund R, Gn G, Matthews R. Investigating unused medications in New Zealand. Pharm World Sci 2009; 31:664-669. (2009) Pharm World Sci |
New Zealand |
Change of treatment; lack of adherence to treatment. |
Did not address disposal methods. |
James et al.3030 James TH, Helms ML, Braund R. Analysis of medications returned to community pharmacies. Ann Pharmacother 2009; 43:1631-1635. (2009) Ann Pharmacother |
New Zealand |
Excessive supply; change of treatment; lack of adherence to treatment; death; leftover from previous treatment. |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Kotchen et al.3131 Kotchen M, Callao’s J, Wheeler K, Wong C, Zahller M. Pharmaceuticals in wastewater: Behavior, preferences, and willingness to pay for a disposal program. J Environ Manag 2009; 90:1476-1482. (2009) J Environ Manag |
United States of America |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Gupta et al.3232 Gupta J, Alam N, Bhardwaj A, Amin F. Prospective survey study on assessment and education of home medicine cabinet in general population of community. Int J Pharm Sci Res 2011; 2(5):1237-1243. (2011) Int J Pharm Sci Res |
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Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer. |
Kheir et al.3333 Kheir N, Hajj MSE, Wilbur K, Kaissi RML, Yousif A. An exploratory study on medications in Qatar homes. Drug Healthc Patient Saf 2011; 3:99-106. (2011) Drug Healthc Patient Saf |
Qatar |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Sasu et al.3434 Sasu S, Kümmerer K, Kranert M. Assessment of pharmaceutical waste management at selected hospitals and homes in Ghana. Waste Manag Res 2012; 30(6):625-630. (2012) Waste Manag Res |
Africa |
Keep for future use. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; heat; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Beckhauser et al.3535 Beckhauser GC, Valgas C, Galato D. Perfil do estoque domiciliar de medicamentos em residências com crianças. Rev Ciênc Farm Básica Apl 2012; 33(4):583-589. (2012) Rev Ciênc Farm Básica Apl |
Brazil |
Leftover from previous treatments |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Laste et al.3636 Laste G, Deitos A, Kauffmann C, Castro LC, Torres IS, Fernandes LC. Papel do agente comunitário de saúde no controle do estoque domiciliar de medicamentos em comunidades atendidas pela Estratégia de Saúde da Família. Cienc Saude Colet 2012; 17(5):1305-1312. (2012) Ciênc Saúde Colet |
Brazil |
Self-medication |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Kusturica et al.3737 Kusturica MP, Sabo A, Tomic Z, Horvat O, Solak Z. Storage and disposal of unused medications: knowledge, behavior, and attitudes among Serbian people. Int J Clin Pharm 2012; 34:604-610. (2012) Int. J. Clin Pharm. |
Serbia |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; burned; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Wieczorkiewicz et al.3838 Wieczorkiewicz SM, Kassamali Z, Danziger LH. Behind closed doors: medication storage and disposal in the home. Ann Pharmacother 2013; 47(4):482-489. (2013) Ann. Pharmacother. |
United States of America |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Iob et al.3939 Iob GA. Análise da forma de descarte de medicamentos por usuários de uma unidade de saúde no município de Porto Alegre. Infarma Ciênc Farm 2013; 25(3):118-125. (2013) Infarma - Ciências Farm. |
Brazil |
Leftover from previous treatment; keeps for future use. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; burn; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Vellinga et al.4040 Vellinga A, Cormican S, Driscoll J, Furey, M, O’sullivan M, Cormican M. Public practice regarding disposal of unused medicines in Ireland. Sci Total Environ 2014; 478:98-102. (2014) Sci. Total Environ. |
Ireland |
Keeps for future use; lack of knowledge about proper disposal; donation. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Lehardt et al.4141 Lenhardt EH, Sólis LJB, Cintra EVCS, Botelho EHL. O descarte de medicamentos no bairro Grande Terceiro, Cuiabá-MT. UNOPAR Cient Ciênc Biol Saúde 2014; 16(1):5-8. (2014) UNOPAR Cient Ciênc Biol Saúde. |
Brazil |
Keeps for future use. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities. |
Gracia-Vásquez et al.4242 Gracia-Vásquez SL, Ramírez-Lara E, Camacho-Mora IA, Cantú-Cárdenas LG, GraciaVásquez YA, Esquivel-Ferriño PC, Ramírez-Cabrera MA, Gonzalez-Barranco P. An analysis of unused and expired medications in Mexican households. Int J Clin Pharm 2015; 37(1):121-126. (2014) Int J Clin Pharm |
Mexico |
Excessive prescription; self-medication; free samples; change of treatment or non-adherence to treatment; death. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer |
Pinto et al.4343 Pinto GMF, Silva KR, Pereira RFAB, Sampaio SI. Estudo do descarte residencial de medicamentos vencidos na região de Paulínia (SP), Brasil. Rev Eng Sanit Ambient 2014; 19(3):219-224. (2014) Eng. Sanit. Ambient. |
Brazil |
Did not address the storage of medications |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; pharmacies/health facilities; recyclable waste. |
Lystlund et al. 4444 Lystlund S, Stevens E, Planas LG, Marcy T. Patient participation in a clinic-based community pharmacy medication take-back program. J Am Pharm Assoc 2014; 54:280-284. (2014) J Am Pharm Assoc. |
United States of America |
Clinical improvement; change of treatment; free samples. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; dispose in the soil. |
kusturica et al.4545 Kusturica MP, Tomic Z, Horvat O, Pavlovi N, Mikov M. Antibiotics in Serbian Households: a source of potencial health and environmental threats? Cent Eur J Public Health 2015; 23(2):114-118. (2015) Cent. Eur. J. Public Health |
Serbia |
leftover from previous treatment; self-medication. |
Did not address disposal methods. |
Piveta et al.4646 Piveta LN, Silva LB, Guidoni CM, Girotto E. Armazenamento e descarte de medicamentos por acadêmicos da área da saúde de uma universidade pública paranaense. Semina : Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde 2015; 36(1):55-66. (2015) Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde |
Brazil |
Keep for future use. |
Household trash; collection sites; flush into the sewer. |
Bergen et al.4747 Bergen PJ, Hussainy SY, George J, Kong DCM, Kirkpatrick CMJ. Safe dispo sal of prescribed medicines. Australian Prescriber 2015; 38(3):90-92. (2015) Australian Prescriber |
Australia |
Death; change of treatment; lack of confidence in the safety and efficacy of treatment. |
Proper disposal: National take-back program and elimination of unwanted pharmaceuticals. |
Quijano-Prieto et al.4848 Quijano-Prieto D, Orozco-Díaz JG, Holguín-Hernández E. Patients’ knowledge and practices about unconsumed drugs disposal. An Approach to Ecopharmacovigilance. Rev Salud Publica 2016; 18(1):61-71. (2016) Rev Salud Pública |
Colombia |
Clinical improvement; treatment was suspended. |
Household trash; collection sites. |
Dias-Ferreira et al.4949 Dias-Ferreira C, Valente S, Vaz J. Practices of pharmaceutical waste generation and discarding in households across Portugal. Waste Manag Res 2016; 34(10):1006-1013. (2016) Waste Manag Res |
Portugal |
Keep for future use; leftover from previous treatment; excessive prescription. |
Pharmacies/health facilities; household trash; flushed into the sewer; recyclable waste. |
Banwat et al.5050 Banwat SB, Auta A, Dayom DW, Buba Z. Assessment of the storage and disposal of medicines in some homes in Jos north local government area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Trop J Pharm Res 2016 May; 15(5):989. (2016) Trop J Pharm Res |
Nigeria |
Self-medication; leftover from previous treatment; keep for future use. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer; burned. |
Correia; Marcano5151 Correia A, Marcano L. Evaluación de las rutas de entrada de competes farmacêuticos de uso doméstico al ambiente caso estudio: município Valencia, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela. Rev. Int. Contam Ambie 2016; 32(1):77-86. (2016) Rev Int Contam Ambie |
Venezuela |
Self-medication; leftover from previous treatments; keep for future use. |
Household trash; flushed into the sewer. |