Unusable drugs: problem and appropriate measures for their final disposal
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| Auteurs: | , |
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| Formaat: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publicatiedatum: | 2016 |
| Omschrijving: | One of the mayor causes of contamination is the constant generation of waste, which impacts the population health and welfare. In the pharmaceutical industry, given the nature of waste, a treatment and disposal according to each drug characteristics is required. An important part of them came from homes and hospitals, expired or are considered unusable. Some studies show how the improper disposal of waste represents significant risks for the human beings and the environment. Because of this, it is intended to explain the problem of an inadequate manipulation of unusable drugs and the actions to follow for its correct treatment. The idea is to use the most secure, simple, practical and standardized alternative to the Public Health welfare. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Instelling: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Taal: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24829 |
| Online toegang: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/24829 |
| Keyword: | desechos industriales industria farmacéutica medicamentos no utilizables Salud Pública industrial waste pharmaceutical industry unusable drugs Public Health |