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Table 4  Methods of disposal

From: Disposal practice and factors associated with unused medicines in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

 

Chronic illness

n (%)

Acute illnesses

n (%)

Kept it for future use

257

(30.9)

547

(46.2)

Give them to Medicine-Return-Programme (MRP) facility

224

(26.9)

18

(1.5)

Kept it in a cabinet (still have it)

182

(21.9)

290

(24.4)

Threw it in the trash/garbage bin

149

(17.9)

286

(24.0)

Flushed it down the toilet/drain

8

(1.0)

14

(1.2)

Gave it to someone who would use it

5

(0.6)

31

(2.6)

Other methods

7

(0.8)

1

(0.1)