Throwing away expired or excess medicines in the garbage will allow it to enter the water system and cause unwanted health effects as we drink this very same water. — Filepic
This is both detrimental to human health, as well as the world’s ability to deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goal to provide clean drinking water and sanitation for all by 2030. Indeed, Dr Saw Pui San, a lecturer from Monash University Malaysia’s School of Pharmacy, shared that there have been reports of contraceptive medicines disposed of in this manner causing sterilisation of fishes in the ecosystem.
He opined that a lot has been done in terms of policies, beginning with the Malaysian National Medicines Policy, which clearly states the measurements and governance in place for medication safety. Foon, Dr Saw and Amrahi were sharing their views at an industry roundtable on the topic of"Safe Medication Disposal Practices in Malaysia – Past, Present & Future" at Monash University Malaysia in Sunway, Selangor, in December .The three representatives from pharmaceutical companies at the roundtable agreed that all stakeholders should be working together and sharing the load and responsibility for safe disposal of medication.
Alpro Foundation chief executive officer Ostwin Paw agreed that in addition to understanding what constitutes unused or excess medicine, it is imperative for leaders in the industry to kickstart the conversation on the impact and risks of unsafe medication disposal methods on the environment.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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