Drug Disposal Awareness Program (DDAP) Under Foundation for Health and Environment Research
The medicines used for common ailments are stored by many household for medical emergency use. Many times these medicines expire despite being stored under prescribed conditions. It is important to dispose these medicines that are date expired and unused in an appropriate manner. The guidelines for disposal for medicines are prescribed by World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA). Some of the methods suggested to dispose date expired and unused medicines include returning to manufacturer, landfill, and waste immobilization: encapsulation/ inertization, flushing it down the Sewer and incineration.




