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