Household Knowledge and Perceptions on Disposal Practices of Unused Medicines in Kenya

Unused medicines in Nigerian households: Types and disposal practices

A Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Consumers at a Tertiary Care Hospital Regarding the Disposal of Unused Medicines

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of consumers in India about disposal of unused medicines. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire comprising 11 questions evaluating the Knowledge (2), Attitude (3) and Practice (6) of unused medicines was prepared and pre validated before administering to 200 consumers of medicines attending the outpatient department of Civil Hospital...

Return and Disposal of Unused Medicines: A Customer Perspective of Reverse Logistics

Efficient and effective operations of supply chains have been à challenging task for practitioners. Management of a supply chain in reverse direction, referred to as reverse logistics, becomes more challenging, particularly, in the context of supply chains of perishable products. Disposal of the unused medicines, if not handled properly, may be harmful for the living beings in the system. Moreo...

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on household food waste: Bases for formulation of a recycling system

This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices on food waste of selected households in the northern province of the Philippines. The results of the assessment were used as bases for formulation of a recycling system. A total of one hundred rural households were selected using stratified equal allocation sampling technique. Data were collected through the use of researcher-made quest...

Erratum to: Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul

BACKGROUND Most of the medicine users remain unaware about the disposal of unused or expired medicines. The aim of this study was to know the disposal practices of unused and expired medicines among the general public in Kabul. METHODS This was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey, conducted through face-to-face interviews using prevalidated structured questionnaire. Returned questionnaires ...