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Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia

This survey has lead to an enhanced international awareness of the potential detrimental effects on the environment. The main objective of this survey is to develop of public awareness about harmful effect of medications waste.This was a descriptive crosssectional survey involving with patients bas...

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Main Authors: Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam, Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary, Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa, Uddin, Mohi, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur
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Published: Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science (http://www.japsonline.com) 2012
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RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling my.iium.irep.255612014-06-02T08:34:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25561/ Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa Uddin, Mohi Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur RS Pharmacy and materia medica This survey has lead to an enhanced international awareness of the potential detrimental effects on the environment. The main objective of this survey is to develop of public awareness about harmful effect of medications waste.This was a descriptive crosssectional survey involving with patients based on a structured questionnaire format with answer sets and asked why people do not use all of their medications; why they are keep unused medications, storage and how to dispose their medications. This study carried out at International Islamic University Malaysia (Health center Gombak campus, Selangor) and the medical college of the International Islamic University Malaysia (kuantan campus, Pahang). Although,87% of the respondents; they known about medications waste but only near about 2% of the respondents who are follow drug-take-back system because of above 93% of the respondents, they did not know about drug-take-back system. Most of the participants reported disposing of these in a manner that leads to their ending up in a landfill more than 65%. Finally, 83% of the respondents added to a disposal system ultimately ending up in a landfill. In this survey suggests that there is an urgent need to develop of public awareness and there is also need to develop dispensing policies & delivered to collection bag which deduction the volume of medication waste. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science (http://www.japsonline.com) 2012-07-15 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25561/1/Disposal_practice_for_unused_madication-2012.pdf Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam and Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary and Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa and Uddin, Mohi and Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur (2012) Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2 (7). pp. 101-106. ISSN 2231-3354 http://www.japsonline.com/admin/php/uploads/553_pdf.pdf 10.7324/JAPS.2012.2712
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
content_source IIUM Repository (IREP)
url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam
Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary
Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa
Uddin, Mohi
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur
Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
description This survey has lead to an enhanced international awareness of the potential detrimental effects on the environment. The main objective of this survey is to develop of public awareness about harmful effect of medications waste.This was a descriptive crosssectional survey involving with patients based on a structured questionnaire format with answer sets and asked why people do not use all of their medications; why they are keep unused medications, storage and how to dispose their medications. This study carried out at International Islamic University Malaysia (Health center Gombak campus, Selangor) and the medical college of the International Islamic University Malaysia (kuantan campus, Pahang). Although,87% of the respondents; they known about medications waste but only near about 2% of the respondents who are follow drug-take-back system because of above 93% of the respondents, they did not know about drug-take-back system. Most of the participants reported disposing of these in a manner that leads to their ending up in a landfill more than 65%. Finally, 83% of the respondents added to a disposal system ultimately ending up in a landfill. In this survey suggests that there is an urgent need to develop of public awareness and there is also need to develop dispensing policies & delivered to collection bag which deduction the volume of medication waste.
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author Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam
Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary
Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa
Uddin, Mohi
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur
author_facet Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam
Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary
Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa
Uddin, Mohi
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur
author_sort Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam
title Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_short Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_fullStr Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_sort disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the international islamic university malaysia
publisher Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science (http://www.japsonline.com)
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/25561/1/Disposal_practice_for_unused_madication-2012.pdf
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