International and National Regulations on Management of Pharmaceutical Products and their Post-Consumer Waste

Purpose: To analyze the international and national legal normative devices regarding management of pharmaceutical products their post-consumption waste. guide this review, following question was posed: what is evidence on waste? Method/design/approach: Descriptive review consisting an investigation technical documents. end, representative countries European Union, North America, South America were included in review. Results conclusion: They found to be: (1) Union model, which characterized a general framework for all Member States; (2) American where most are not subject common regulatory framework; (3) have provisions implemented at level. Thus, it inferred that analyzed regulations, even if different spheres government. Research implications: The contributions point knowledge legislations, provoking questioning about way they being executed concretization these changes. Originality/value: development research allows us know history legislations broader more critical view theme, so measures can be taken mitigate remediate impacts.