[China Pharmaceutical Network Health Health] In daily life, many household medicine cabinets will have drugs that are not used frequently. When they are released for a long time, they will expire, and some people will choose to throw them away. In fact, littering expired drugs will cause environmental pollution, allergic hidden dangers and the three major hazards of being sold to rural areas by illegal traders.
Narrative: If you don’t pay attention, you will have several boxes of expired drugs.
When interviewed by a reporter at a pharmacy in Jiyu Road, an old man threw five or six boxes of expired medicine into the recycling bin. He told reporters: "When you go to the hospital, you can open the whole box and the whole bottle. If you don't pay attention to the family, you will have several boxes of expired drugs." Ms. Wei said that now, whether it is to the hospital to prescribe drugs or to buy pharmacies, Most of the medicines are big packages. After the disease is good, the medicine can't be eaten, and it will expire soon.
The relevant person in charge of the Jinan City Food and Drug Administration said that some citizens still believe that common medicines such as colds and headaches are often used, and they will buy more spares. As a result, the accumulation will lead to the expiration of drugs; there are also some hospitals that prescribe drugs. Exceeding the patient's demand for medicines; now the medicines are sold in whole boxes and whole bottles. Some medicines may only be taken once or several times, and the remaining medicines will expire after a long period of time, which also causes the medicines. waste.
Impact: casually discarding expired drugs brings three major hazards
"Inappropriate treatment of expired drugs will not only endanger people's health, but also pollute the family and the ecological environment." Sun Yuanping, director of the market department of Jinan City Food and Drug Administration, told reporters. "The first hazard is the safety hazard of the family." Sun Yuanping said that some volatile expired drugs may become allergens. For example, penicillin, after volatilization, will cause harm to family members who are allergic to penicillin.
Second, if the expired drugs are discarded at will, it will also pollute the environment. When the toxic decomposition products of the drug are dissolved, they will pollute the land and water, and will destroy the biological chain of humans, animals and plants. Therefore, expired drugs need to be professionally and harmlessly destroyed.
The last hazard may be the biggest. Sun Yuanping said that if expired drugs flow into the hands of illegal traders or illegal medical institutions, they will be resold to patients in remote areas such as rural areas, which will have unpredictable consequences for patient treatment. From the usual inspections, about two-thirds of the expired drugs in rural areas come from the “drug recovery†on the streets of the city.
Countermeasures: Regularly clean up the family medicine box
How should ordinary citizens prevent the occurrence of expired drugs? Experts in the drug supervision department recommend: develop good medication and drug purchase habits, and regularly clean up the family's small medicine box.
A family's medicines should be stored in a single medicine box or drawer and kept away from light, dry, ventilated and cold. The name and usage of the drug should be clearly written and placed in a bag or bottle. Before using the drug, you must check the condition of the drug. It is absolutely unnecessary to use drugs that are expired, moldy, sticky, and unclear.
The best way for the public to reduce and eliminate expired drugs is to purchase medicines and safe medicines rationally. It is best to buy them with the medicines, clean up the household medicine boxes regularly, and send the expired medicines to the collection points determined by the drug supervision department to prevent the illegal elements. recycle and re-use.
(Regularly clean the family medicine box to develop a good drug purchase habits Picture source: Baidu pictures)
Narrative: If you don’t pay attention, you will have several boxes of expired drugs.
When interviewed by a reporter at a pharmacy in Jiyu Road, an old man threw five or six boxes of expired medicine into the recycling bin. He told reporters: "When you go to the hospital, you can open the whole box and the whole bottle. If you don't pay attention to the family, you will have several boxes of expired drugs." Ms. Wei said that now, whether it is to the hospital to prescribe drugs or to buy pharmacies, Most of the medicines are big packages. After the disease is good, the medicine can't be eaten, and it will expire soon.
The relevant person in charge of the Jinan City Food and Drug Administration said that some citizens still believe that common medicines such as colds and headaches are often used, and they will buy more spares. As a result, the accumulation will lead to the expiration of drugs; there are also some hospitals that prescribe drugs. Exceeding the patient's demand for medicines; now the medicines are sold in whole boxes and whole bottles. Some medicines may only be taken once or several times, and the remaining medicines will expire after a long period of time, which also causes the medicines. waste.
Impact: casually discarding expired drugs brings three major hazards
"Inappropriate treatment of expired drugs will not only endanger people's health, but also pollute the family and the ecological environment." Sun Yuanping, director of the market department of Jinan City Food and Drug Administration, told reporters. "The first hazard is the safety hazard of the family." Sun Yuanping said that some volatile expired drugs may become allergens. For example, penicillin, after volatilization, will cause harm to family members who are allergic to penicillin.
Second, if the expired drugs are discarded at will, it will also pollute the environment. When the toxic decomposition products of the drug are dissolved, they will pollute the land and water, and will destroy the biological chain of humans, animals and plants. Therefore, expired drugs need to be professionally and harmlessly destroyed.
The last hazard may be the biggest. Sun Yuanping said that if expired drugs flow into the hands of illegal traders or illegal medical institutions, they will be resold to patients in remote areas such as rural areas, which will have unpredictable consequences for patient treatment. From the usual inspections, about two-thirds of the expired drugs in rural areas come from the “drug recovery†on the streets of the city.
Countermeasures: Regularly clean up the family medicine box
How should ordinary citizens prevent the occurrence of expired drugs? Experts in the drug supervision department recommend: develop good medication and drug purchase habits, and regularly clean up the family's small medicine box.
A family's medicines should be stored in a single medicine box or drawer and kept away from light, dry, ventilated and cold. The name and usage of the drug should be clearly written and placed in a bag or bottle. Before using the drug, you must check the condition of the drug. It is absolutely unnecessary to use drugs that are expired, moldy, sticky, and unclear.
The best way for the public to reduce and eliminate expired drugs is to purchase medicines and safe medicines rationally. It is best to buy them with the medicines, clean up the household medicine boxes regularly, and send the expired medicines to the collection points determined by the drug supervision department to prevent the illegal elements. recycle and re-use.
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