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global standard for reducing resource wastage and [4] Pharmacists' Activities to Reduce Medication
enhancing health equity worldwide. Waste: An International Survey: This survey
explores various opportunities pharmacists have to
10. References reduce medication waste throughout the
[1] PharmaSwap: The Sharing Marketplace to Reduce pharmaceutical supply chain, emphasizing the
Medication Waste: pharmacists that creates importance of implementing waste-reducing activities
transparency in the supply and demand for expensive in practice.
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[https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/go [5] Management of Pharmaceutical Household Waste:
od-practices/pharmaswap-sharing-marketplace- This publication by the OECD addresses the
reduce-medication-waste] increasing volumes of household medicine waste and
discusses management practices to mitigate
[2] Pharmaceuticals Wastage and Pharmaceuticals environmental and health risks.
Waste Management: pharmaceutical wastage rate [https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/managemen
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control and waste management to reduce
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[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8553122 Businesses that Have Medicines: The U.S.
/] Environmental Protection Agency provides guidelines
for healthcare facilities on the proper disposal of
[3] How Should Responsibility for Proper Medication pharmaceutical waste to ensure environmental safety.
Disposal Be Shared?: pharmaceutical companies, [https://www.epa.gov/household-medication-
government agencies, and local health organizations disposal/information-hospitals-pharmacies-and-
in managing medication disposal programs to reduce other-businesses-have-medicines]
pharmaceutical waste. [https://journalofethics.ama-
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