Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Disposal Practice of Unused and Expired Pharmaceuticals in Community of Adigrat City, Northern Ethiopia

Table 6

Disposal practice of unused medicines among households in Adigrat city, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 359).

Disposal practice of unused medicines	N	%
Throwing them away in household garbage	226	63
Donating them to hospital	24	6.7
Giving them to friends or relatives	50	13.9
Returning them back to pharmacy	25	7
Keeping them at home until expired	15	4.2
Flushing them in toilet	12	3.3
Burning them	7	1.9
Total	359	100