Expired medications and disposal practices in Arab households.

Rose GhemrawiZelal KharabaRaghad AldulaymiNezar AlBatainehFady AlghalyNaji QasemMostafa Khair

Published in: The International journal of pharmacy practice (2022)

Large quantities of expired medications in Arab households exist with a high prevalence of analgesics, antibiotics and cosmetics. Arab households are unaware of the proper drug disposal procedures. Therefore, community pharmacists are recommended to offer training on proper medication disposal practices and to encourage the public to return medications to pharmacies.

Keyphrases

healthcare
municipal solid waste
primary care
mental health
adverse drug
drug induced
postoperative pain
anaerobic digestion