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Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.

There are a lot of effort have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume of medication waste. However, several survey reports were highlighted the key factors of medication waste like lack of knowledge on the serious impact of unused medication waste, neglected the prop...

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Main Authors: Abdul Kalam, Azad, N.K., Sunzida, Islam, Mohd Aminul
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Language:English
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling my.iium.irep.728642022-07-15T02:50:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72864/ Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia. Abdul Kalam, Azad N.K., Sunzida Islam, Mohd Aminul Q Science (General) RA Public aspects of medicine There are a lot of effort have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume of medication waste. However, several survey reports were highlighted the key factors of medication waste like lack of knowledge on the serious impact of unused medication waste, neglected the proper disposal technique, not following the drug take bag system, pharmacy or dispensaries were not providing proper guideline or any materials to return unused medicines to the pharmacy, not enough campaign or community activities on medication waste, educational institute were not taking any responsibility like institution base extra seminar or lecturer on dangerous environmental impact and serious public health problem due to unused medications. However, this report will be encouraged to the government policy maker, social and welfare department and health facilities department to take an emergency necessary steps to reduce or resolved this problem. Wolters Kluwer Health 2018-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72864/1/72864_Unused%20medication%20waste_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72864/2/72864_Unused%20medication%20waste_scopus.pdf Abdul Kalam, Azad and N.K., Sunzida and Islam, Mohd Aminul (2018) Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2 (Special Issue). pp. 3-7. ISSN 1755-6783 E-ISSN 0974-6005 http://www.atmph-specialissues.org/
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language English
English
topic Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
Abdul Kalam, Azad
N.K., Sunzida
Islam, Mohd Aminul
Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
description There are a lot of effort have been employed to find out the major factor which increase the volume of medication waste. However, several survey reports were highlighted the key factors of medication waste like lack of knowledge on the serious impact of unused medication waste, neglected the proper disposal technique, not following the drug take bag system, pharmacy or dispensaries were not providing proper guideline or any materials to return unused medicines to the pharmacy, not enough campaign or community activities on medication waste, educational institute were not taking any responsibility like institution base extra seminar or lecturer on dangerous environmental impact and serious public health problem due to unused medications. However, this report will be encouraged to the government policy maker, social and welfare department and health facilities department to take an emergency necessary steps to reduce or resolved this problem.
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author Abdul Kalam, Azad
N.K., Sunzida
Islam, Mohd Aminul
author_facet Abdul Kalam, Azad
N.K., Sunzida
Islam, Mohd Aminul
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title Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
title_short Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
title_full Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
title_fullStr Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in Malaysia.
title_sort unused medication waste: respondent’s opinion from current study in malaysia.
publisher Wolters Kluwer Health
publishDate 2018
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/72864/
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