Wherever practical the possibility of returning unusable drugs for safe disposal by the
manufacturer should be explored; particularly drugs which present disposal problems, such
as antineoplastics. For unwanted, unrequested donations, especially those that arrive past or
unreasonably near their expiry date it may be possible to return them to the donor for
disposal.
Cross-frontier transfer of pharmaceutical waste
There are currently no international conventions regulating transfer of pharmaceutical
products across frontiers. However, expired or spoiled pharmaceuticals are considered as
hazardous waste and as such, if transferred across frontiers, become regulated and subject
to the Basel Convention on the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Wastes7,8,9. This
involves prescribed procedures to obtain permission to cross international borders along the
transit route prior to actual transport. These procedures can take several months to
complete.
Wherever practical the possibility of returning unusable drugs for safe disposal by themanufacturer should be explored; particularly drugs which present disposal problems, suchas antineoplastics. For unwanted, unrequested donations, especially those that arrive past orunreasonably near their expiry date it may be possible to return them to the donor fordisposal.Cross-frontier transfer of pharmaceutical wasteThere are currently no international conventions regulating transfer of pharmaceuticalproducts across frontiers. However, expired or spoiled pharmaceuticals are considered ashazardous waste and as such, if transferred across frontiers, become regulated and subjectto the Basel Convention on the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Wastes7,8,9. Thisinvolves prescribed procedures to obtain permission to cross international borders along thetransit route prior to actual transport. These procedures can take several months tocomplete.
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