Table 6 Descriptive results related to practice questions
Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
1. Do you check the expiry date of medications before buying them? | |
a. Yes* | 529 (72.0%) |
b. No | 61 (8.3%) |
c. Sometimes | 145 (19.7%) |
2. Where do you usually store your unused, leftover, or expired medications? | |
Bedroom | |
Yes | 213 (29.0%) |
No | 522 (71.0%) |
Kitchen | |
Yes | 251 (34.1%) |
No | 484 (65.9%) |
Storage room* | |
Yes | 293 (39.9%) |
No | 442 (60.1%) |
Bathroom | |
Yes | 66 (9.0%) |
No | 669 (91.0%) |
Refrigerator* | |
Yes | 402 (54.7%) |
No | 333 (45.3%) |
Car | |
Yes | 44 (6.0%) |
No | 691 (94.0%) |
Other | |
Yes | 222 (30.2%) |
No | 513 (69.8%) |
3. Do you usually read medication disposal instructions? | |
a. Yes* | 218 (29.7%) |
b. No | 302 (41.1%) |
c. Sometimes | 215 (29.3%) |
4. What do you do with non-expired unused medications? | |
Throw away in household garbage | |
Yes | 214 (29.1%) |
No | 521 (70.9%) |
Flush in the toilet/sink | |
Yes | 64 (8.7%) |
No | 671 (91.3%) |
Keep at home until expired | |
Yes | 443 (60.3%) |
No | 292 (39.7%) |
Donate to charitable institutions* | |
Yes | 365 (49.7%) |
No | 370 (50.3%) |
Return it to the pharmacy* | |
Yes | 189 (25.7%) |
No | 546 (74.3%) |
5. What do you do with expired medications? | |
Throw away in household garbage | |
Yes | 521 (70.9%) |
No | 214 (29.1%) |
Flush in the toilet/sink/ | |
Yes | 111 (15.1%) |
No | 624 (84.9%) |
Burn it | |
Yes | 75 (10.2%) |
No | 660 (89.8%) |
Return it to the pharmacy* | |
Yes | 146 (19.9%) |
No | 589 (80.1%) |
Use them although expired | |
Yes | 92 (12.5%) |
No | 643 (87.5%) |
6. In which form do you discard medications? | |
a. I dissolve medications in water before discarding | 40 (5.4%) |
b. I discard medications as it is | 473 (64.4%) |
c. I mix it with unwanted substances (such as used coffee grounds) before discarding* | 112 (15.2%) |
d. Other | 30 (4.1%) |
e. I crush medications before discarding | 79 (10.7%) |