How to properly dispose of expired medicines?

We usually have some medicines in our homes, and these medicines are usually over-the-counter because prescription drugs need to be prescribed by a doctor. The most over-the-counter medicines at home are some internal or external medicines. The medicines used include internal cold medicines, stomach medicines and digestive medicines.

The drugs taken externally are generally drugs for bruises or trauma, and they are generally mainly applied externally, which are all medicinal oils, band-aids, etc. These prescription drugs have their expiration dates, and generally the effect of the drugs will be weakened after the expiration date, or they will no longer even produce toxicity, so when the drugs expire, we cannot take them. What do we do with the expiration of the drug?

I'll share my method with you. <>

The first is liquid medicines, such as our common oral liquids, antiseptic solutions and eye drops. We can dispose of it with household waste such as dirt or food waste. Generally, similar to oral liquids, disinfectants and other liquids are not so damaging to the environment.

Through the degradation of nature, they can be quickly decomposed and the useful resources in them can be intercepted to achieve material recycling. For sprays and other medicines, we have to choose to empty the inside before throwing away, usually the way to empty it is to spray the liquid inside, when spraying, we should choose a place with good air circulation to prevent it from causing excessive pollution. <>

Similar to the ointment to be squeezed out, we need to squeeze out the medicine when cleaning, that is, put it in a closed bag after cleaning. to be able to throw it away. For capsules, granules and other medicines, what we need is to empty the medicine inside.

Then the contents of the shell must not leave the medicine inside, which will cause corresponding pollution. <>

We must be cautious about the clean-up of expired medicines, and we must not fail to take this matter to heart. Because the result of ingesting drugs by mistake is very serious, at the same time, when handling drugs, we should also pay attention to the way we handle drugs, so as to prevent our carelessness from causing damage to the lives of others or our own lives.

Expired medicines can be delivered to pharmacies or hospitals, and they will dispose of them uniformly. You can also deal with it yourself, but you must pay attention to putting it at the designated drug ** point, and try not to discard it directly to prevent someone from eating it by mistake.

Expired drugs, we must not use again, according to the garbage classification in time to throw into the trash can, because the expired drugs have deteriorated, if accidentally eaten, may cause some harm to our body.

Generally, expired drugs should not be thrown away as ordinary garbage, and they should be separated, and now the garbage will be classified, which can be classified into the category of hazardous garbage.

Expired medicines can be thrown directly in the trash and try not to eat them again. If you're worried about expired medications being picked up and sold, you can shred them up and throw them away.

1. Send it to the drug ** point. Many hospitals and pharmacies will carry out the business of expired drugs, we can send these expired drugs to these places, and they will carry out professional **, and some places can also exchange expired drugs for drugs.

2. Liquid drugs. Liquid medications, such as oral fluids and eye drops, can mix these liquids into the soil and bury them appropriately.

3. Capsule drugs. The drug is poured out of the capsule, which can then be properly pulverized and discarded in a sealed bag.

4. Paste drugs. For paste-like medications, they need to be squeezed out of the container and then packed into a sealed bag before being discarded.

5. Oral tablets. For oral tablets, they are removed from the pouch and foil, crushed, and then placed in a sealed pouch before being discarded.

The penalty for selling expired drugs is to be ordered by the relevant departments to stop production and sales, confiscate the illegally produced and sold products, and impose a fine of not less than 50% but not more than three times the value of the illegally produced and sold products. where there are unlawful gains, confiscate the unlawful gains concurrently.

Article 117 of the Drug Administration Law.

Those who produce or sell inferior drugs shall have their illegally produced or sold drugs and illegal gains confiscated, and shall be fined between 10 and 20 times the value of the illegally produced or sold drugs; If the value of illegally produced or wholesaled drugs is less than 100,000 yuan, it shall be calculated as 100,000 yuan, and if the value of illegally retailed drugs is less than 10,000 yuan, it shall be calculated as 10,000 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend production and business for rectification until the drug approval certificate, drug production license, drug business license, jujube or medical institution preparation license shall be revoked.

If the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces that are produced, dismantled and sold do not meet the drug standards and do not affect the safety and effectiveness, they shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit and given a warning; A fine of between 100,000 and 500,000 RMB may be imposed.