Expired drug issues
March 28, 2012
ONE in five Australians have
taken an expired medication,
according to new research from
NPS.
The research, released as part of
NPS’ national Be Medicinewise
Week 2012, was conducted by
telephone this month among a
sample of 1,205 Australians aged
over 18.
NPS used the survey results to
drive home its medicines safety
message, which encourages Aussies
to clean out their medicines
cabinet.
“Most medicines slowly
deteriorate over time which can
make them less effective and in
some cases, toxic,” said NPS clinical
adviser Dr Danielle Stowasser.
“It’s dangerous to leave these
lying around your house, which is
why we are encouraging all
Australians to spend a few minutes
sorting through their medicine
cabinet, identifying any medicines
which are unwanted or expired,
and disposing of these safely at
their local pharmacy,” she added.
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