What are the dangers and consequences of improper pharmaceutical disposal? Despite advancements in regulations and guidelines for the development of effective, safe, and compliant drug disposal processes, the dangers of non-compliance – and its consequences – still exist.
Pharmaceutical products that are improperly disposed of can cause risk not only to human health and safety, but to the environment, with long-term and sometimes everlasting effects.
According to the FDA, over 20,000 prescription drugs have been approved for marketing. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state that over 860 million drugs have been provided or prescribed during physician office visits in recent years, the most common among them being antidepressants, analgesics, and anti-hyperlipidemia medications. Read more >
