The Risks of Improper Disposal of Drugs:
- Drugs that are thrown into the garbage, or flushed down the sink or toilet, their chemical components may be added to the water supply or soil.
- This is becoming an important national and international issue.
- Although the concentration levels of these products in the environment may be very low, they may be enough to have adverse effects on the environment and, indirectly, on human health.
- Our particular concern are the potential adverse effects of cumulative, long-term exposure to trace amounts and mixtures of pharmaceuticals on vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, newborns, and children.
Objectives:
- Impact of unsafe disposal of drugs on the publc.
- Impact of unsafe disposal of drugs on the environment
- Why people have unused drugs and how they dispose of it
- Common ways of safe disposal of drugs
- Local take-back programs
- Reducing the Need for Drug Disposal
- Instructions to the patient
- How to Dispose of Used Needles and Syringes at Home
- Our message to Doctors, Pharmacist, Drugs Companies and Hospitals
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