From: Disposal practice and factors associated with unused medicines in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
Chronic illness n (%) | Acute illnesses n (%) | |||
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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) |