Unused Medicines in Households

unused medicines in households

results this study showed that the existence of unused drugs and the number of unused drugs in household have significant difference in four zones (p = 0.01, p < 0.001). also, health insurance coverage was statistically different in various health centers (p = 0.002). also, there is a significant association between unused medication in the household and family size, father’s occupation, and a ...

Unused medicines in Nigerian households: Types and disposal practices

Taking stock of medication wastage: Unused medications in US households.

BACKGROUND Despite the potential deleterious impact on patient safety, environmental safety and health care expenditures, the extent of unused prescription medications in US households and reasons for nonuse remain unknown. OBJECTIVE To estimate the extent, type and cost of unused medications and the reasons for their nonuse among US households. METHODS A cross-sectional, observational two-...

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...

Hunt for Unused Servers

Modern enterprises critically depend on IT. However, enterprise IT environments are complex and poorly documented. As a result, various IT components are forgotten and unused. Recent estimates show that 30% of servers in datacenters are unused on average. Elimination of unused servers (physical and virtual) and software instances decreases costs, electricity consumption, risks of problems causi...