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- A study involving 3,043 parents of adolescents was conducted to understand how they dispose of unused prescription medications and the factors influencing their disposal methods.
- Only 17.8% of parents who had prescribed controlled medications in the past year disposed of their unused meds, with a split of 36.7% using organized disposal methods and 63.3% disposing of them at home.
- Awareness of disposal opportunities was linked to the use of organized disposal methods, suggesting that improving awareness could increase their usage among parents.
Article Abstract
To determine how parents dispose of unused prescription medications and correlates of disposal, we recruited 3,043 parents of adolescents to complete a survey. Multivariate and multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine correlates of disposal of prescription medication. Only 17.8% of parents in a household prescribed a controlled medication in the past year disposed of unused medications. Of those, 36.7% used organized disposal (e.g., take-back event or drop box) and 63.3% disposed of medications at home. Organized disposal was associated with awareness of disposal opportunities. Increasing awareness of organized disposal opportunities is a promising mechanism to increase their use by parents.
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