A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safe drug disposal practices in pharmacies

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dc.contributor.authorPurohit, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorVardhan, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhamija, P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:37:59Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:37:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Safe disposal of expired medicines is a problem which is current area of intense discussion among policy makers. This project was conducted to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among hospital pharmacies and drug store owners about expired medicines and their disposal. The information generated could be used to plan proper and safe drug disposal practices. Aims and Objectives: This project was conducted to explore the KAP among hospital pharmacies and drug store owners about expired medicines and their disposal. The information generated could be used to plan proper and safe drug disposal practices. Materials and Methods: The target population for the current project were the pharmacies dispensing drugs to patients. Pharmacies situated in the hospitals were also covered in this survey. KAP survey is designed to explore the present concepts about a topic of public interest in the target population. Results: The present study was conducted in 373 participants. Most of the participants (88.37%) believed that expired drugs should be returned to manufacturers and proper disposition is the responsibility of pharmacists (72.6%). However, few others believed that it should be cumulative responsibility of nursing professionals and municipal corporations as well. Most of the pharmacists were of opinion that expiry date is fixed by regulatory body (56.0%) and depends on storage conditions (59.2%) of drugs. Conclusion: An innovative policy needs to be implemented by the health regulators to strengthen the existing drug disposal policies more effectively.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPurohit K, Kumar V, Vardhan G, Dhamija P.. A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safe drug disposal practices in pharmacies. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022 Jul; 12(7): 1027-1032en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217627
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2022.12.03129202223052022en_US
dc.subjectDrug Disposalen_US
dc.subjectExpired Medicinesen_US
dc.subjectPharmacyen_US
dc.subjectDrug Dispensingen_US
dc.subjectDrug Disposal Policiesen_US
dc.titleA cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safe drug disposal practices in pharmaciesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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