BIBLIOGRAPHIC SURVEY ON THE DISPOSAL OF MEDICINES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Abstract

People acquire medications for therapeutic use that are often not used completely, after expiry of the expiration date, the medications must be discarded and disposed of correctly to prevent problems, such as: environmental pollution. The aim of this study is to highlight the role of the pharmacist in the proper disposal of medications. This study has a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory nature. For the research, a review of the scientific literature was performed, where the search for scientific articles identified in the Online Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLINE) and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS) databases was performed.), Nursing Databases (BDENF), Public Medline (pubmed), CAPES Periodicals, in addition to the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), published in the specific period between 2011 and 2017. following keywords: medicine; pharmaceutical; health waste; toxic waste; environmental risks. As a most relevant finding, the study revealed that the inappropriate disposal of medication causes environmental and public health impacts. It is concluded that there is a need to raise awareness among the population so that solutions are established for the disposal and treatment of residues from medicines and that the pharmacist must take ownership of the attributions acquired by him by the current legislation.