Educational campaign for proper medication disposal

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Jarvis, Courtney I ^a   Seed, Sheila M ^a   Silva, Matthew ^a   Sullivan, Karyn M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Expired medications; Medication disposal; OTC products; Public health; Unused medications

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POLLUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849141495     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08032     Document Type: Article

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