家庭药房中过期药品的储存与处理：新出现的公共卫生问题
Storage and disposal of expired medicines in home pharmacies: emerging public health problems.
作者信息
Fernandes Mayra Rodrigues, Figueiredo Roberta Carvalho de, Silva Luanna Gabriella Resende da, Rocha Rafaela Silva, Baldoni André Oliveira
机构信息
Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
出版信息
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2020 Feb 17;18:eAO5066. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5066. eCollection 2020.
OBJECTIVE
To characterize storage and disposal practices associated with expired medicines in home pharmacies of Primary Care users.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study based on data collected from 423 users of 15 Primary Care units located in a Brazilian city, between August 2014 and July 2016. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews. Categorical (demographic and socioeconomic characteristics) and continuous variables were expressed as proportions and means and standard deviations, respectively . Storage behaviors and disposal practices associated with unused and expired medicines were described as frequencies.
RESULTS
Most (83%) interviewees were female and approximately 70% had completed high school. The kitchen was the most common medicine storage place (58.6%). Approximately 75% of participants reported inappropriate medicine disposal practices.
CONCLUSION
This study revealed high rates of inappropriate medicine disposal practices with direct impacts on pharmacological treatment and the environment. Continuing education of healthcare professionals and the general public is required to raise awareness about proper medicine use and disposal.
目的
描述初级保健使用者家庭药房中与过期药品相关的储存和处置做法。
方法
基于2014年8月至2016年7月期间从巴西一座城市的15个初级保健单位的423名使用者收集的数据进行横断面研究。数据通过面对面访谈收集。分类变量（人口统计学和社会经济特征）和连续变量分别以比例、均值和标准差表示。与未使用和过期药品相关的储存行为和处置做法以频率描述。
结果
大多数（83%）受访者为女性，约70%完成了高中学业。厨房是最常见的药品储存地点（58.6%）。约75%的参与者报告了不适当的药品处置做法。
结论
本研究揭示了不适当药品处置做法的高发生率，对药物治疗和环境有直接影响。需要对医疗保健专业人员和公众进行继续教育，以提高对正确用药和处置的认识。
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