Medicines Reuse

• Other Authors: Donyai, Parastou (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmaceutical industries; reuse of medicines; reduce medicinal waste; intelligent pharmaceutical packaging; medicine re-dispensing; theory of planned behavior; medicine reuse; questionnaire; recycle; medicine waste; unused medicines; attitudes; intentions; waste; reuse; reduce; pharmaceutical; medicines; hospital; circular economy; medicines reuse; medication waste; therapeutic class; dosage form; sustainability; waste management; psychological theories; theory of planned behaviour; people's belief; people's intentions; medicinal waste; re-dispensing; re-issuing; redistribution; recycling; public views; public attitudes; medicines storage; sensors; pharmacist; medication; storage; risk; household; inventory
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This reprint examines the concept of medicines reuse, the idea that unused medication returned by one patient can be re-dispensed for use by another. Ten papers written by over 20 authors examine a range of issues related to medicines reuse including the circular economy of the pharmaceutical supply...