Pharmaceutical waste in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

Se analizaron 37 farmacias y 11 dependencias municipales para evaluar la generación de residuos de medicamentos en instituciones locales. Los datos hallados fueron poco significativos al compararlos con los residuos biopatogénicos por volumen y peligrosidad. La generación domiciliaria de medicamentos caducos es mayor que la institucional. Se propone no incluir en la misma norma residuos biopatogénicos y medicamentos (por diferencias en el riesgo que involucran, recaudos de manejo y tratamientos requeridos), unificar nomenclatura en distintas jurisdicciones, devolver todos los medicamentos vencidos a los laboratorios de origen e implementar un sistema de recupero de medicamentos inutilizados en hogares para su disposición adecuada, bajo supervisión farmacéutica.Thirty-seven pharmacies and eleven community health centers were studied in order to evaluate the local pharmaceutical waste generation. The values obtained were of not much significance when their volume and riskness were compared with biopatogenic waste. Home generation of pharmaceutical waste was greater than institutional generation. It is proposed not to include biopatogenic and pharmaceutical waste in the same rule because of their differences in risk, management care and required treatments; to unify nomenclature in different jurisdictions; to return all expired pharmaceuticals to manufacturers, and to develop a recover system from homes to give the expired pharmaceuticals an appropriate management under a pharmacist responsibility.Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire

Pharmaceutical waste in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

Se analizaron 37 farmacias y 11 dependencias municipales para evaluar la generación de residuos de medicamentos en instituciones locales. Los datos hallados fueron poco significativos al compararlos con los residuos biopatogénicos por volumen y peligrosidad. La generación domiciliaria de medicamentos caducos es mayor que la institucional. Se propone no incluir en la misma norma residuos biopatogénicos y medicamentos (por diferencias en el riesgo que involucran, recaudos de manejo y tratamientos requeridos), unificar nomenclatura en distintas jurisdicciones, devolver todos los medicamentos vencidos a los laboratorios de origen e implementar un sistema de recupero de medicamentos inutilizados en hogares para su disposición adecuada, bajo supervisión farmacéutica.Thirty-seven pharmacies and eleven community health centers were studied in order to evaluate the local pharmaceutical waste generation. The values obtained were of not much significance when their volume and riskness were compared with biopatogenic waste. Home generation of pharmaceutical waste was greater than institutional generation. It is proposed not to include biopatogenic and pharmaceutical waste in the same rule because of their differences in risk, management care and required treatments; to unify nomenclature in different jurisdictions; to return all expired pharmaceuticals to manufacturers, and to develop a recover system from homes to give the expired pharmaceuticals an appropriate management under a pharmacist responsibility.Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire

Health workers cohort study: methods and study design.

Objective:To examine different health outcomes that are associated with specific lifestyle and genetic factors.Materials and methods:From March 2004 to April 2006, a sample of employees from three different health and academic institutions, as well as their family members, were enrolled in the study after providing informed consent. At baseline and follow-up (2010-2013), participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, a physical examination, and provided blood samples.Results:A total of 10 729 participants aged 6 to 94 years were recruited at baseline. Of these, 70% were females, and 50% were from the Mexican Social Security Institute. Nearly 42% of the adults in the sample were overweight, while 20% were obese.Conclusion:Our study can offer new insights into disease mechanisms and prevention through the analysis of risk factor information in a large sample of Mexicans

Health Workers Cohort Study: Methods and Study Design.

Self-administered questionnaires for "The Health Workers Cohort Study