#pharmaceuticalwaste

[ikmalfahmirasmi]

MENCECAH sehingga 50 tan sebulan! Begitulah banyaknya barangan farmaseutikal yang dihantar kepada Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd setiap bulan untuk dilupuskan. Barangan farmaseutikal termasuk ubat-ubatan, picagari, beg darah dan tiub serta beg air kencing itu diterima daripada syarikat farmaseutikal dan hospital swasta malah klinik dan fasiliti kesihatan kerajaan (sekiranya ada permintaan khusus) dari seluruh Malaysia. Dilupuskan atas pelbagai faktor termasuklah ubatan tamat tempoh, nyata ia masih mempunyai kaitan rapat dengan sikap masyarakat yang tidak patuh dalam pengambilan ubat seperti mana ditetapkan oleh doktor serta pegawai farmasi bertauliah. Apa yang masyarakat perlu tahu, jumlah 50 tan sebulan itu belum lagi termasuk perilaku tidak bertanggungjawab pesakit yang dengan sewenang-wenangnya membuang ubat ke dalam saluran sinki atau tandas. Credit to ;@harakahdaily #sisafarmaseutika #pharmaceuticalwaste #farmaseutika #kkm #phamarceutical (at Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKVZgu7BOTE/?igshid=7lkz7c1p3zhk

[metbio-blog]

Correct Disposal of Unused Medication

Unused medication is classified as pharmaceutical waste. It requires proper disposal to minimize potential hazards to people and the environment. Medicines that are leftover or expired are often thrown away in the regular trash or flushed down the toilet. This means that they can leech into the water or contaminate the food supply. Drugs left lying around the house or unused at a medical practice can be taken incorrectly by people or ingested by children.

If patients are educated and counselled about safely disposing of unused meds, especially opioids, they are more likely to dispose of them properly. Given the opioid crisis, physicians need to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions given too. The FDA is working to increase awareness of safe opioid disposal. They’ve launched a campaign this year to this effect called “Remove the Risk.” The campaign is mainly aimed at adult women because they’re generally the main healthcare decision makers at home and the ones who often oversee prescription medications for the family.

Research shows that over 90% of people don’t finish their prescribed opioid painkillers but keep them at home for another occasion. People are being encouraged to dispose of unused medication at special collection sites.

Source: http://www.met-bio.com/post/correct-disposal-of-unused-medication/

[gicmedicaldisposal-blog]

GIC is at the forefront of ensuring that pharmacists and healthcare professionals are not only educated but that their staff adhere to the regulatory processes of disposing of this type of medical waste. 


Visit our website to learn more: https://gicmd.com/

[medcans]

Non-Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste. www.medcans.com #medcans #medicalwaste #pharmaceuticalwaste #28gallon