Did any quantity of purchased medicine remain unused at your home?
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Yes
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459 (66.2)
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No
|
235 (33.8)
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What do you do with the unused medicines?
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Throw away in household garbage
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369 (53.2)
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Flush unused medications in toilet/sink
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166 (23.9)
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Keep at home until expired
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111 (16.0)
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Burn
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15 (2.2)
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Donate to hospital
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13 (1.9)
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Give to friends or relatives
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13 (1.9)
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Return back to pharmacy
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7 (1.0)
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What do you do with the expired medicines?
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Throw away in household garbage
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369 (53.2)
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Flush expired medications in toilet/sink
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258 (37.2)
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Return back to pharmacy
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15 (2.2)
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Give to friends or relatives
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3 (0.4)
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I don’t know what to do
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27 (3.9)
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Othera
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22 (3.2)
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Do you separate unused medicines before disposal?
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Yes
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446 (64.3)
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No
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248 (35.7)
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Way of discarding expired medicines
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Crashed before discarding
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85 (12.2)
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Diluted with water
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41 (5.9)
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As it is
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461 (66.4)
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I don’t know what to do
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107 (15.4)
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