Sobrou? Venceu? Análise do descarte de medicamentos em farmácias e drogarias
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2019-11
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Kauffmann, Carla
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O Brasil está posicionado entre os países que mais consomem medicamentos, tornando inevitável a discussão acerca de produtos vencidos descartados, de forma errônea, no lixo comum ou esgoto doméstico. Dentre as possíveis soluções, está a responsabilidade compartilhada, envolvendo indústria, farmácias e distribuidoras, por meio do sistema de logística reversa, introduzido pela Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos. Porém, a lei
não abrange resíduos de medicamentos domiciliares. Dessa forma, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar se as farmácias e drogarias do município de Lajeado - RS recebem medicamentos vencidos a serem descartados pela população. Usou-se como método a abordagem quantitativa, através de levantamento de dados de forma transversal. A coleta foi realizada por meio de encenação estruturada ao colaborador que realizou o
atendimento, entre os meses de setembro e outubro de 2019. Foram observados o procedimento adotado pelo colaborador quando questionado sobre a devolução de medicamentos vencidos ou em desuso, como também a existência ou não de coletora de medicamentos e material informativo de fácil visualização. Dentre os 33 estabelecimentos visitados, 23 receberam os medicamentos vencidos e coletoras acessíveis à população foram observadas em 4 farmácias. Porém, nenhum possuía material informativo referente ao descarte de medicamentos, somente informações impressas no próprio layout da coletora. Evidencia-se a necessidade de legislação envolvendo a gestão de resíduos domiciliares de medicamentos, bem como de ações de educação sanitária a fim de conscientizar a população sobre as consequências do descarte inadequado, assim como sobre os impactos econômicos e ambientais do uso irracional de medicamentos.
Brazil ranks among the countries that use drugs the most, making it inevitable to discuss overdue products that have been mistakenly disposed of in ordinary waste or domestic sewage. Possible solutions include shared responsibility involving industry, pharmacies and distributors through the reverse logistics system introduced by the National Solid Waste Policy. However, the law does not cover household medicine waste. Thus, the objective of this research was to verify if pharmacies and drugstores in the municipality of Lajeado - RS receive expired medicines to be discarded by the population. The quantitative approach was used as a method, through data collection in a transversal way. The collection was performed through structured staging to the collaborator who performed the service, between September and October 2019. The procedure adopted by the collaborator when asked about the return of expired or disused drugs, as well as the existence or not a collection of medicines and informative material for easy viewing. Among the thirty-three establishments visited, twenty-three received expired drugs and collectors accessible to the population were observed in four pharmacies. However, none had information material regarding the disposal of medicines, only printed in the layout of the own collection. There is a need for legislation involving the management of household drug residues, as well as health education actions to make the population aware of the consequences of improper disposal, as well as the economic and environmental impacts of the irrational use of medicines.
Brazil ranks among the countries that use drugs the most, making it inevitable to discuss overdue products that have been mistakenly disposed of in ordinary waste or domestic sewage. Possible solutions include shared responsibility involving industry, pharmacies and distributors through the reverse logistics system introduced by the National Solid Waste Policy. However, the law does not cover household medicine waste. Thus, the objective of this research was to verify if pharmacies and drugstores in the municipality of Lajeado - RS receive expired medicines to be discarded by the population. The quantitative approach was used as a method, through data collection in a transversal way. The collection was performed through structured staging to the collaborator who performed the service, between September and October 2019. The procedure adopted by the collaborator when asked about the return of expired or disused drugs, as well as the existence or not a collection of medicines and informative material for easy viewing. Among the thirty-three establishments visited, twenty-three received expired drugs and collectors accessible to the population were observed in four pharmacies. However, none had information material regarding the disposal of medicines, only printed in the layout of the own collection. There is a need for legislation involving the management of household drug residues, as well as health education actions to make the population aware of the consequences of improper disposal, as well as the economic and environmental impacts of the irrational use of medicines.
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Descarte de medicamentos; Logística Reversa; Uso racional de medicamentos; Disposal of medicines; Reverse logistic; Rational use of medicines
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KLEIN, Alice Flavia. Sobrou? Venceu? Análise do descarte de medicamentos em farmácias e drogarias. 2019. Artigo (Graduação) – Curso de Farmácia, Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates, Lajeado, 12 nov. 2019. Disponível em: http://hdl.handle.net/10737/2822.