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- Title
Disposición inadecuada de medicamentos por pacientes o consumidores en su hogar: Una revisión sistemática.
- Authors
Manzolillo M., Bartolomé A.; González R., Marino J.
- Abstract
Overview: Each year the volume of use of medicines increases, causing a buildup in homes of patients and consumers, which are then improperly disposed, becoming a risk to the environment and public health. Small quantities of pharmaceuticals waste have been found in aquatic environments and soils, which accumulate in tissues of living beings, and produce toxic effects that promote diseases. Objective: Develop a systematic review of studies based on household surveys of medicines disposition at home, as well as of the potential damage to the environment, with a contribution to the reduction or remediation of the problem. To investigate the possible environmental impact produced by, the disposition of medicines at patient's home, through a systematic review of studies, with a contribution to reduce or remediate the problem. Method: 442 studies were reviewed that investigated the environmental impact of the disposition of expired, damaged or unused drugs, by patients or consumers in their homes. It was used the Campbell Collaboration methodology by searching in databases and using keywords, 47 publications were identified, that through a process of inclusion and exclusion were selected 20 works that contain statistical analysis of results of surveys in homes. Results: The results of 8 267 of family surveys, where on average, 87,7% keep medicines in their homes, 57,4% were unused or expired, and 74,6% improperly disposed. Conclusions: There is a lack of knowledge of the environmental impact of an inadequate disposal of medicines at home. However after being aware of the danger, there is an interest to participate in programs to reduce the problem.
- Publication
Gaceta Médica de Caracas, 2019, Vol 127, Issue 2, p108
- ISSN
0367-4762
- Publication type
Article