Management of Pharmaceutical Household Waste Limiting Environmental Impacts of Unused or Expired Medicine
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2022-05-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789264651869 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9264651861 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (861 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Management of Pharmaceutical Household Waste Limiting Environmental Impacts of Unused or Expired Medicine by : OECD
Download or read book Management of Pharmaceutical Household Waste Limiting Environmental Impacts of Unused or Expired Medicine written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmaceutical household waste from expired or unused medicine does not only offer zero therapeutic benefit, but also contributes to environmental pollution when disposed of via improper routes. Medicines discarded in sinks and flushed down toilets enter sewage waters and, if not filtered out, leak into aquatic systems.
