Collections of unwanted
medicines from consumers should
be surveyed, project manager of
the National Return and Disposal
of Unwanted Medicines (NatRUM)
program Simon Appel has said.
Speaking at the launch of the
first audit of NatRUM last week,
Appel said it was important that
collections from consumers be
surveyed and that community
pharmacists could record details,
which could be stored in a
database.
“We need to know what
pharmaceuticals are returned, and
why.”
Collections from indigenous
communities also needed to be
specifically reviewed, he said.
“The outcomes and usage from
Section 100 medicines need to be
audited.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 02 Apr 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 02 Apr 14
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