Literature DB >> 8956837

Study by Alberta pharmacists indicates drug wastage a "mammoth" problem.

S Cameron.   

Abstract

A study involving unused drugs turned in at Alberta pharmacies has revealed that a large amount of drugs prescribed to patients is being wasted. Since 1988 Alberta pharmacies have collected 204 tonnes of discarded drugs and other medical products.

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Year:  1996        PMID： 8956837      PMCID： PMC1334999     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  CMAJ        ISSN： 0820-3946            Impact factor:   8.262


  6 in total

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Authors:  Anders B E Ekedahl
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2.  Investigating unused medications in New Zealand.

Authors:  Rhiannon Braund; Gregory Gn; Robynne Matthews
Journal:  Pharm World Sci       Date:  2009-08-26

3.  Returned medicines in community pharmacies of Barcelona, Spain.

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4.  Medicines discarded in household garbage: analysis of a pharmaceutical waste sample in Vienna.

Authors:  Sabine Vogler; Christine Leopold; Christel Zuidberg; Claudia Habl
Journal:  J Pharm Policy Pract       Date:  2014-06-11

Review 5.  The Prevalence of Unused Medications in Homes.

Authors:  Mutaseim Makki; Mohamed Azmi Hassali; Ahmed Awaisu; Furqan Hashmi
Journal:  Pharmacy (Basel)       Date:  2019-06-13

6.  Evaluation of a Novel Approach for Reducing Emissions of Pharmaceuticals to the Environment.

Authors:  Thomas G Bean; Ed Bergstrom; Jane Thomas-Oates; Amy Wolff; Peter Bartl; Bob Eaton; Alistair B A Boxall
Journal:  Environ Manage       Date:  2016-06-24       Impact factor: 3.266
  6 in total

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