Medicines as Common Commodities or Powerful Potions? What Makes Medicines Reusable in People's Eyes

• Main Authors: Monica Chauhan (Author), Hamza Alhamad (Author), Rachel McCrindle (Author), Terence K. L. Hui (Author), R. Simon Sherratt (Author), Parastou Donyai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Medicines reuse involves dispensing quality-checked, unused medication returned by one patient for another, instead of disposal as waste. This is prohibited in UK community pharmacy because storage conditions in a patient's home could potentially impact on the quality, safety and ef...