Research Article
Patients’ Knowledge and Attitude toward the Disposal of Medications
Table 4
Methods of disposal of medications by respondents of the Cardiac Center (CC).
| | CC () | | Disposal method | Total (%) | All medications (%) | Expired only (%) |
| | Thrown away in the trash/garbage | 33/55 (60%) | 23/33 (70%) | 10/33 (30%) | | Flushed down the sink/toilet | 4/55 (7%) | 4/4 (100%) | — | | Returned to a pharmacy/clinic | 7/55 (13%) | 5/7 (71%) | 2/7 (29%) | | Given away to friends/charity | 5/55 (9%) | 5/5 (100%) | — | | Stored/never disposed | 4/55 (7%) | 4/4 (100%) | — | | Burned | 2/55 (4%) | 2/2 (100%) | — |
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