A study of knowledge and practice for disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among medical undergraduates at tertiary care teaching hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, India

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dc.contributor.authorJindal, Meenakshien_US
dc.contributor.authorGoel, Raj Kumaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T07:53:00Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T07:53:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Increasing disease incidence and prevalence necessitate healthcare practitioners to prescribe diverse medications. Families and patients are in possession of unused or expired medications and its risks have started gaining notice across the world. Majority of them including medical students are unaware about the disposal of unused or expired medicines. Misuse and improper disposal of unused/expired medications is a major safety and environmental concern, and thus proper disposal of those medications is highly important.Methods: Questionnaire based study was conducted among medical undergraduates of third year MBBS in two tertiary care teaching hospitals of Uttar Pradesh after approval from Institutional Ethical Committees during July-August 2018.Results: There were 65% of respondent had unused drugs in their home while 30% had the expired drugs. The most common reason for the unused and expiry drugs in the home was self-discontinuation. Analgesics were the main group of drugs possessed by participants. 67% in this study responded that drug disposal method was disposing the expired drugs to garbage. Only 26% know about the area in the city where unused/expired drugs are collected. 46% think that proper education of the community is required for appropriate disposal of unused drugs.Conclusions: Intervention by education about prudent drug disposal techniques that are also environmentally safe and acceptable is the need of time to change their behavior. There is also needing to understand the practice and awareness of the public to make any such education by program a success.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJindal Meenakshi, Goel Raj Kumar. A study of knowledge and practice for disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among medical undergraduates at tertiary care teaching hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2018 Dec; 7(12): 2447-2451en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-2003
dc.identifier.issn2279-0780
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/199953
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20184863en_US
dc.subjectAnalgesicen_US
dc.subjectDrug disposalen_US
dc.subjectExpired drugsen_US
dc.subjectUnused drugsen_US
dc.subjectYellow bagsen_US
dc.titleA study of knowledge and practice for disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among medical undergraduates at tertiary care teaching hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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