Health-Care professionals' knowledge and practice regarding disposal of medicines in primary health-care facilities in South Africa: Impact and implications

• Main Authors: Kesentseng Jackson Mahlaba (Author), Elvera Anna Helberg (Author), Brian Godman (Author), Amanj Kurdi (Author), Johanna Catharina Meyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Professional nurses, pharmacists, and medical practitioners are responsible for disposing of medicines within health-care facilities. South African regulations stipulate that medicines should not be disposed of through sewage systems because of the potential impact on patients and the env...