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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Quadra, Gabrielle R.
• Silva, Pâmela S.A.
• Paranaíba, José R.
• Josué, Iollanda I.P.
• Souza, Helena
• Costa, Rafaela
• Fernandez, Marcos
• Vilas-Boas, Jéssica
• Roland, Fábio

Titel

Investigation of medicines consumption and disposal in Brazil: A study case in a developing country

Ist Teil von

• The Science of the total environment, 2019-06, Vol.671, p.505-509

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The incorrect disposal of medicines can be harmful to the environment. Here, we aim to understand the consumption and disposal of medicines in Brazil using online forms. 64% of the respondents have the habit to self-medicate. 66% of respondents dispose the disused or expired medicines in the garbage. 71.9% of respondents never receive any information about correct disposal of medicines. 95.2% of respondents believe that residues of medicines can be harmful to the environment. Environmental education can provide information to the population and help to mitigate pharmaceuticals pollution. The most important pathways for pharmaceuticals to the environment considering human disposal in the present study case. [Display omitted] •The incorrect disposal of medicines may represent a risk to the environment.•Investigate how people are disposing unused medicines is crucial.•Online questionnaires were spread out in Brazil.•66% of the respondents discard unused or expired medicines in common garbage.•Environmental education may help to mitigate pharmaceuticals pollution.