Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Technology
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 3

Review on Drug Waste Management

  • Author:
  • S.D. Mankar, Madhuri Kawade, Shraddha Parjane
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Published Online: Oct 11, 2021
  • Page Number: 247 to 252

Department of Pharmaceutics, Pravara Rural College of Pharmacy, Pravaranagar A/P: Loni 413736, Tal - Rahata, Dist - Ahmednagar

*Corresponding Author E-mail: prkbpc@gmail.com

Abstract

Drug waste management is the alarming issue nowadays so provide more awareness from healthcare professionals and drug receiver. The pharmacist are in the admirable position to aware people about safe medication disposal. The safe medication disposal awareness in society leads to the sufficient good differences in public health and surroundings. the knowledge of the safe drug disposal is equally important that consumption of the medicines. The easiest solution to the drug pollution is to disposal of medicines properly. The aim of this review is the government have to maintain the drug disposal methods on the label of drugs and dosage forms. The collection of the drug is easier and they can authorize the collection in the take back program. The Indian government have to authorized the drug collection sites and registered business or various authorization for the collection of the drug safely, they also have to organize the various types of events like drug take back awareness events, awareness programs on the need of proper drug disposal and its conditions. The drug waste contains the expired and non-expired drugs.

Keywords

Drug waste, Recycling industry, Disposal methods, Proper waste management, Control on waste, Policies to apply.