Federal rule change could streamline pharmaceutical waste management

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Lavine
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste ◽  
Rule Change ◽  
Federal Rule

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Waste Management An Overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Kadam ◽  
Shitalkumar Patil ◽  
Sachin Patil ◽  
Anil Tumkur
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

Pharmaceutical Waste Management-An Overview

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
P. S. Patil ◽  
S. R. Kumbhoje ◽  
S.S. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Pharmacies at the Primary Level of Health Care in Serbia - Situation Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Manojlović ◽  
Verica Jovanović ◽  
Andrijana Milošević Georgiev ◽  
Jan Gerrit Tesink ◽  
Tanja Arsić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Waste Management Practices in Pharmacies and Medicine Stores: Evidence from Bamenda Health District, Cameroon.

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-32
Author(s):  
Lanyuy Dzekashu ◽  
Jane Akoachere ◽  
Wilfred Mbacham
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Health District ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Introduction: The steep growth in the pharmaceutical industry over the last several decades has led not only to more medications in markets, but also to significant environmental and public health hazards when these drugs are not properly disposed. More than 3,000 active pharmaceutical substances are being administered worldwide in prescription medicines, over-the-counter therapeutic drugs, and veterinary drugs. Their active ingredients comprise a variety of synthetic chemicals produced by pharmaceutical companies in both the industrialized and the developing world at a rate of 100,000 tons per year. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) accounts for an estimated 700,000 deaths per year worldwide. Over 23 million people have been tested with the aid of swab sticks for the novel Corona virus disease-19(Covid-19) in many parts of the world. This paints a gloomy picture on the quantum of pharmaceuticals that would have been used and eventually disposed. Purpose: This study explored and described pharmaceutical waste management practices by pharmacies and medicine stores operating in Bamenda Health District of the North West Region of Cameroon. Methodology: A mixed research design (Exploratory and Descriptive) was used. The study was cross-sectional. Exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling was used to identify 187 medicine stores while an official list from the Bamenda Health District of the NWR of Cameroon was sought to identify 13 pharmacies. Structured closed ended questionnaires and unstructured oral interviews were used to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the data while inferential statistics was used to test statistical significance. Results: In addition to sale of drugs, medicine stores offered services such as consultation, wound dressing, injection administration, laboratory tests, Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs). Pharmacies carried out solely the sale of drugs. There was a statistically significant difference in pharmaceutical waste management practices between pharmacies and medicine stores. Unique contribution to policy: Incentives in the form of financial reimbursements, tax cuts or tax holidays could be offered by the state to licensed drug dispensers who comply with national guidelines on sale of drug and pharmaceutical waste management.

scholarly journals Review: Medical Waste Management for Covid19

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1si) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Hendri Sutrisno ◽  
Fitriana Meilasari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Toxic Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Chemical Waste ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Infectious Waste

Introduction: Medical waste generation during the Covid19 pandemic increased by around 30%. Sources of medical waste generation are health care activities. If medical waste is not appropriately managed, it can pollute the environment and disturb health. The purpose of the review is to identify the potential of medical waste in health-care facilities in Indonesia when the Covid19 pandemic and to review medical waste management in Indonesia. The analysis uses a systematic literature review. Discussion: The potential of medical waste during the Covid19 epidemic is infectious waste (PPE wastes), sharps waste (syringes), chemical waste (expired medicines), and pharmaceutical waste (the used alcohol bottles when rapid tests). The hazardous waste management system refers to Government Regulation No. 101 year 2014 about Management of Hazardous and Toxic Waste and and Regulation of Minister of Environment and Forestry of Republic Indonesia No. P.56/MenlhkSetjen/2015 about Procedures and Technical Requirements for Waste Management Hazardous and Toxic From the Health Service Facilities. Infectious waste, sharps waste, chemical waste, and pharmaceutical waste are destroyed with incinerators. Syringe residues were damaged with a needle shredder. Residue and incineration ashes are processed using solidification. If the heavy metal content under the quality standards, then the waste can be landfill. Conclusion: The potential of medical waste during the Covid19 pandemic is infectious waste, sharps waste, chemical waste, and pharmaceutical waste. Medical waste generated must be appropriately managed. Proper medical waste management can prevent environmental pollution and the spread of disease. One of the processing of potential medical waste is incineration. The incineration system produces residue and ash waste that must further be handled so that it does not pollute the environment and disturb health.

Assessment of pharmaceutical waste management at selected hospitals and homes in Ghana

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Sasu ◽  
Klaus Kümmerer ◽  
Martin Kranert
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

scholarly journals Aspects Regarding the Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Romania

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Bungau ◽  
Delia Tit ◽  
Katalin Fodor ◽  
Gabriela Cioca ◽  
Maricel Agop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
European Level ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
The People ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Collection Strategies

The issue of drug disposal, as well as the development and implementation of efficient collection strategies, represents an important concern at the highest European level. This research looks into the factors that could have an impact on the efficiency of pharmacies in collecting and disposing the medicinal waste of the population. There were 521 pharmacists from all over the country who filled in a questionnaire on their opinion/attitude related to the system of collecting and disposing the pharmaceutical waste of the population. Of the surveyed pharmacists, 16% work in pharmacies that do not collect unused/expired drugs from the population, and nearly 33% of those investigated have refused, at least once, to take the unused medicines from the people. Pharmacists’ most important reasons for refusing to collect the pharmaceutical waste were the lack of procedure, incomplete legislation, exceeding the amount contracted with the operators, and high costs. Results show that pharmacies in Romania face several deficiencies in the pharmaceutical waste collection services. The lack of implemented programs has contributed considerably to lower standards of pharmaceutical waste management in Romania. This study is the first research on this topic in Romania, a country where the management of drug-based waste generated by the population is at the beginning. The results shown in this survey can provide a reference point for competent authorities in developing and implementing a take-back program for waste medicine whose efficiency is superior to the existing ones.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document