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FDA urges proper disposal of unused or expired medications
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.33113
Subject(s) - accidental , medical prescription , enforcement , medicine , business , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , law , political science , physics , acoustics
Unused or expired medicines in the home have long been a major safety concern, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has sponsored “take‐back” days in which patients can return unwanted medications to avoid the possibility of someone taking the drugs from their medicine cabinets. Prescription medications are involved in many cases of accidental ingestion by children.