Reprint

Medicines Reuse

Edited by
August 2022
192 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4090-0 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4089-4 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Medicines Reuse that was published in

Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary

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 chain; the prevalence of unused medicines or medication waste within patients' homes; people's views about the causes of medication waste and the potential for medicines reuse; what might influence people to reuse medicines in the future; how sensing technologies might facilitate medicines reuse; and the effect of including sensing technologies on people's willingness to consider medicines reuse.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
reuse of medicines; reduce medicinal waste; intelligent pharmaceutical packaging; medicine re-dispensing; theory of planned behavior; medicine reuse; theory of planned behavior; 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; medicines reuse; medication waste; psychological theories; theory of planned behaviour; people’s belief; people’s intentions; medicines reuse; medicinal waste; re-dispensing; re-issuing; redistribution; recycling; public views; public attitudes; medicines storage; medicines; reuse; recycle; medicines reuse; attitudes; medicines; reuse; recycle; medicines reuse; attitudes; medicines; sensors; pharmacist; medicines reuse; attitudes; medication; storage; risk; reuse; household; inventory