Efficacy and disposal of drugs after the expiry date

Sarla, Gurmeet Singh

doi:10.4103/ejim.ejim_110_19

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“…Implementing different drug disposal programs and spreading awareness regarding the proper disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals should be improved in India. 20 India lacks strict regulations for safe medicine disposal, and drug take-back programs are ineffective. The National Formulary provides guidelines, but many are unaware of their importance.…”

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“…19 Unused medications in cabinets pose a danger to humans, environment, and wildlife, while discarded medicines in waterways and drinking water have gained national and international attention. 20 The conventional drug disposal methods and the type of pharmaceuticals being discarded are: 14 1. Return to donor or manufacturer; all bulk waste pharmaceuticals, particularly antineoplastics.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness of Safe Disposal of Unused and Expired Medications among Stakeholders

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Medicines play a crucial role in treating many diseases and medical conditions. Most of the medicine users are unaware of disposal practices of unused/expired medicines. These are potentially toxic substances that should be managed effectively to avoid accidental consumption and possible environmental hazards. The study conducted across Mysuru city aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the disposal of unused and expired medicines among stakeholders such as pharmacy students, doctors, nursing students, professors, housekeeping staffs and general population. A total of 150 participants have completed the survey. According to the survey, 70.38% of the general public, 60% of doctors, and 76.5% of students were unaware of proper drug disposal methods. Out of 150 responders, 90 (91.83%) students, 10 (100%) physicians, 14 (93.33%) academics, and 24 (88.89%) members of the general public agreed that inappropriate medicine disposal affected both human health and the environment. Majority of the stakeholders had leftover/unused medications at home. The most common reason for drug accumulation was improved health. The most common drug disposal practice was throwing in trash bin followed by distributing them to friends and family. 85.2% of stakeholders agreed that a drug take-back program should be introduced and 94% agreed that consumer education is necessary for safe disposal of unused medicines. The results showed poor knowledge and awareness about proper disposal methods leading to drug accumulation.

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“…By examining the date of expiration on the pharmaceutical container, customers can determine the shelf life of a drug. 5 Storage of expired medications could be brought about by inadequate prediction of future demand, poor management of a supply chain, and a lack of collaboration between the national supply system and the development partners proposing to supply medications. Similarly, patients may not be ready to take all of the prescribed prescriptions due to adverse effects, dosage changes, feeling well, or medication expiration dates.…”

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“…Similarly, patients may not be ready to take all of the prescribed prescriptions due to adverse effects, dosage changes, feeling well, or medication expiration dates. 5 Medication waste is any pharmaceutical product that is not completely utilized or remains unused throughout the pharmaceutical supply and usage chain. 6 There are various important public health implications of drug loss, rendering minimizing any wastage, including that of medications, a critical goal in improving the appropriate usage of these limited resources.…”

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Assessment of the Usage, Storage, and Expiration Date Checking of Drugs at Dilla University Teaching Hospital

Wonte,

Aweke,

Getachew

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Medications require suitable storage conditions to ensure the potency and efficacy of medicines. Appropriate puttingaway conditions are required to ensure the potency of medications. Medication that is not maintained at the required temperature may further increase the unnecessary burden on the general population's economy due to their lack of potency and efficacy. It is crucial to reduce any wastage, including that of drugs, to increase the efficient use of these scarce resources because there are significant health implications of drug waste. Methodology: A descriptive study was done at Dilla University Teaching Hospital beginning November 02, 2022, to December 02, 2022. Twenty indicators were used to assess the practice of drug storage, utilization, and checking expiration dates were designed and variables requiring a definition for the fullness of the checklist were predefined. For each measure, the expected achievement rate was 100%. A less than 50% completion rate was seen as a critical area in need of development, while indicators with a greater than 90% attainment rate were rated as acceptable. To analyze the data, SPSS version 26 was used. Results:The study found that none of the indications for the use, storage, and checking of drug expiration dates had a 100% completion rate. Among the indicators found to be below average (50%) were medical gas storage, medication storage, critical medication arrangement, storage of medications in refrigerators without using refrigerators for other purposes, storage facilities below 25°C, presence of lockable cupboards, and storage of internal medications such as oral liquids, injectable medications, rectal medications, and segregation. Conclusion:In conclusion, the majority of the indications for the usage, storage, and checking of the expiration date of drugs were discovered to be nonexistent or done insufficiently. To improve the practice of medicine storage, use, and expiration date checking, we recommend several strategies such as regular evaluation and monitoring.

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Pharmaceutical drugs expiry date tracking: A visionary approach

Goyal¹,

Goyal²,

Singh³

et al. 2022

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Every drug manufacturer is legally bound to display the expiry date on all pharmaceutical products as medicines may not be safe or as effective after the expiry date.The problem is that any pharmaceutical drug has all the important information such as expiry date, batch no., manufacturing date written on a small corner of the packaging.Once that part is rubbed or torn out while taking a pill from the leaflet or otherwise, there is no way to know that crucial information making that whole drug a complete waste as one cannot take risks with their health. This article proposes a solution to find out this crucial information even after it is lost from the leaflet. Therefore, this research work is focused to design an application (app) based on the features of optical character recognition, database management system, auto-classification, aiming at helping people to use it with ease. One just need to scan the medicine once and the app will autosave all the required credentials that can be accessed later on by scanning it again.Compared to the existing technologies, this app does not depend on QR code as it can also be torn out while taking any pill.

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Efficacy and disposal of drugs after the expiry date

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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness of Safe Disposal of Unused and Expired Medications among Stakeholders

Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness of Safe Disposal of Unused and Expired Medications among Stakeholders

Assessment of the Usage, Storage, and Expiration Date Checking of Drugs at Dilla University Teaching Hospital

Pharmaceutical drugs expiry date tracking: A visionary approach

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