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Practices of pharmaceutical waste generation and discarding in households across Portugal

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datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveispt_PT
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Célia
dc.contributor.authorValente, Susana
dc.contributor.authorVaz, João
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-04T08:48:42Z
dc.date.available2023-07-04T08:48:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis work is the first nationwide study in Portugal on pharmaceutical waste generated at households, exploring people’s attitudes and risk perception. The waste audit was carried out from September to November 2014, targeting pharmaceutical products kept by a sample of families (n=244). This campaign was an assignment of VALORMED, the non-profit association that manages waste and packaging from expired and unused pharmaceutical products collected by the pharmacies. On average, each household kept at home 1097 g of pharmaceutical products, of which 20% were in use, 72% were not in use, and 8% were mostly expired products ready to discard. Face-to-face interviews with householders showed that 69% of the respondents claimed returning pharmaceutical waste to the local pharmacy. However, this figure is overrated, probably owing to a possible ‘good answer’ effect. The barriers identified to proper disposal were mainly established routines and lack of close disposal points. This study also provides an insight into the Portuguese awareness and daily practices concerning pharmaceutical waste, which is the cornerstone of any future strategy to reduce the release of active pharmaceutical ingredients into ecosystems.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0734242X16639388pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/14200
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGEpt_PT
dc.subjectPharmaceutical wastept_PT
dc.subjectDisposalpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental risk perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectPharmaceutical residuespt_PT
dc.subjectUnused medicinespt_PT
dc.subjectTake-back systempt_PT
dc.subjectActive pharmaceutical ingredientspt_PT
dc.titlePractices of pharmaceutical waste generation and discarding in households across Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1013pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1006pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleWaste Management & Researchpt_PT
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person.givenNameCélia
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7456-2538
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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