PPR-075 - Patient practices and attitudes toward disposal of unused pharmaceuticals: A cross-sectional study at District General Hospital, Kegalle, Sri Lanka

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PPR-075
• By: BUDDHIKA, Rathnaweera Bopage Janani (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
• Co-author(s): Mr Wickramasinghe Mudhiyanselage Sobhan Indika Kumara Wickramasinghe (District General Hospital , Kegalle, Sri Lanka)
  Mrs Liyana Lekamalage Kaumudie Satheeka Jayasiri (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
  Ms Rathnaweera Bopage Janani Buddhika (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
  Professor Sakeena Hameem (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction
  Improper disposal of expired or unused pharmaceuticals significantly contributes to environmental pollution, posing risks to human, animal, and plant health. Currently, Sri Lanka lacks established procedures for collecting and disposing of unused pharmaceuticals from the public. Moreover, research addressing medication disposal..

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