Medication Disposal
A Reflection About Possible Sanitary and Environmental Risks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5142447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hayssa Moraes Pintel Ramos (0000-0003-1540-6620, Brasília University, Brazil), Vanessa Resende Nogueira Cruvinel (0000-0003-1518-4167, Brasília University, Brazil), Micheline Marie Milward De Azevedo Meiners (0000-0003-1300-9576, Brasília University, Brazil), Camila Araújo Queiroz (Brasília University, Brazil), Dayani Galato (0000-0002-9295-8018, Brasília University, Brazil) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 145-168 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ambiente & sociedade (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1809-4422asoc0295r1v2042017 |
| OpenAlex | W2792909017 |
| SciELO | S1414-753X2017000400145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article has analyzed the drug disposal form by the population of Distrito Federal (DF), reflecting about its possible health and environmental risks. For that, an exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted based on interviews with residents of all Territorial Planning Units in DF. Among the 393 interviewees, 73.8% had a stock of medicines at home, 78.9% had already discarded drugs, which were mostly done in the common waste (73,6%). Adequate discharge was strongly associated with greater schooling (p = 0,027), higher economic classification (p = 0,005), male sex (p = 0,006) and with receiving information about the subject (p <0,001). It is noted that the inappropriate disposal of drugs is common. It presents the need to incorporate the theme into specific policies and media
Business · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Exploratory research · Geography · Population · Social science · Sociology · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Medicine · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Public Health in Brazil
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |