Disposal of unwanted medicines from households in Kuwait

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Abahussain, Eman A ^a   Ball, Douglas E ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Disposal of medicines; Expired medicines; Kuwait; Medication waste

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; INTERVIEW; KUWAIT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 34547564115     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9082-y     Document Type: Article

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