Čes. slov. farm. 2001, 50(4):181-187
Unused Drugs Returned to Pharmacies I.
- 1 Ústav aplikované farmacie Farmaceutické fakulty Veterinární a farmaceutické univerzity, Brno
- 2 Grémium majitelů lékáren, Praha
Drugs that have not been administered and have been stockpiled in households represent a medical,professional, and ecological problem. The present paper analyses and evaluates these drugs fromqualitative, quantitative, and financial aspects. The material under study consisted of drugsreturned to one pharmacy within a period of 1.5 months (April-May) in the year 1999. Out of set I(1 091 packages), 721 packages (66.1 %) were used and 370 (33.9 %) packages were original, i.e.unused. The expiration period was over in 78.3 %, 16.8 % could still be used, and in 4.9 % it wasimpossible to determine their expiration period. The value of the returned drugs was 76 000 Czechcrowns.
Keywords: unused drugs; analysis
Published: April 1, 2001 Show citation