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- Title
Descarte de medicamentos: programas de recolhimento e novos desafios.
- Authors
Medeiros, Marina Santos Garruti; Moreira, Larisse M. F.; Lopes, Cristiani C. G. O.
- Abstract
Drug disposal by the population is an important issue that has been widely discussed. There is a growing concern, because the vast majority of the population has no awareness on the environmental and public health consequences related to incorrect disposal of drugs. Some isolated initiatives arise around the country presenting solutions to the problem, and offering structure and information for proper disposal. There is still no effective national legislation in Brazil on the subject hence states launch laws regulating the problem in their own territory. In the state of Ceará the law 15192 was enacted in 2012 forcing pharmacies, drugstores and drug distributors to collect the population's disposed drug, but due to local conditions, has not yet been fully met. With the intensification of discussions about particular initiatives and local laws, with the involvement of various segments of society and the exchange of experiences of running programs, it is possible to boost projects in areas where the population has no opportunity to give the correct destination for unused medicines. This article brings to the discussion the occurrence of drug waste in the environment, issues related to advances in Brazilian legislation regarding management of drug waste, proposals for implantation of drug collecting programs in the country and some of its challenges.
- Publication
Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2014, Vol 35, Issue 4, p651
- ISSN
1808-4532
- Publication type
Article