Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and after Emergencies
(1999; 36 pages) [French] [Spanish] View the PDF document
Table of Contents
View the documentAcknowledgements
Close this folder1. Introduction
View the document1.1 Background
Open this folder and view contents1.2 Prevention of waste from pharmaceutical donations
Open this folder and view contents1.3 The cost of disposal of waste pharmaceuticals
Open this folder and view contents1.4 Purpose of the guidelines
View the document1.5 Who will find the guidelines useful?
View the document1.6 Administrative aspects of writing-off unwanted pharmaceuticals
Close this folder1.7 Steps to be taken
View the documentDecision
View the documentApproval
View the documentPlanning
View the documentForming work teams
View the documentHealth and safety of work teams
View the documentSorting
View the documentDisposal
View the documentSecurity
View the document1.8 Consequences of improper disposal or non-disposal
View the document1.9 Public information
Open this folder and view contents2. Disposal methods
Open this folder and view contents3. Sorting categories
Open this folder and view contents4. Recommended disposal methods by sorting category
View the documentReferences
View the documentFurther reading
View the documentAnnex I: Disposal by incineration
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Forming work teams

Work should be conducted by teams consisting of supervising pharmacists and general medical workers, who are preferably pharmaceutical technicians or experienced pharmaceutical warehouse personnel. The size of each team, and the ratio of experts to workers, will be determined by the volume and composition of the stockpiles, and working conditions at the sites.

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