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Educational campaign for proper medication disposal.

Courtney I Jarvis1, Sheila M Seed, Matthew Silva

  • 1School of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA 01608-1715, USA. court-ney.jarvis@mcphs.edu

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An educational intervention significantly improved pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes regarding safe medication disposal, promoting environmentally sound practices. Further education is recommended for enhanced safe disposal knowledge among pharmacists.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Public Health Education

Background:

  • Inappropriate medication disposal poses environmental risks.
  • Pharmacists play a crucial role in guiding patients on safe medication disposal.
  • Current knowledge and attitudes among pharmacists regarding medication disposal require assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on pharmacists' attitudes and knowledge concerning medication disposal.
  • To determine if the intervention improves understanding of environmentally safe disposal methods.

Main Methods:

  • A pre-intervention survey was mailed to 488 pharmacists nationwide in September 2005.
  • An educational intervention was administered.
  • An identical post-intervention survey was mailed to 223 respondents three months later to measure changes.

Main Results:

  • The response rate for the pre- and post-surveys was 32% (158 pharmacists).
  • Post-intervention, a higher percentage of pharmacists perceived inappropriate disposal as an environmental problem (57% vs. 47%, P=0.03).
  • Knowledge of safe disposal methods increased significantly, with correct identification of hazardous waste pickup rising from 10% to 20% (P<0.01) and incorrect sink disposal decreasing from 19% to 5.6% (P<0.01).

Conclusions:

  • A brief educational intervention effectively enhanced pharmacists' attitudes and knowledge regarding inappropriate and environmentally unsafe medication disposal.
  • Pharmacists who received the intervention were more inclined to recommend appropriate disposal methods.
  • Continued educational initiatives are essential to further improve pharmacists' expertise in safe medication disposal practices.