Although they are dangerous waste, expired medicines are often thrown in the trash, down the toilet, or haphazardly. It is estimated that every year in Romania, 1,500 tons of expired medicines end up in landfills or in the sewage system. However, they should go to specially designated places, such as hospitals. Public or private. Not in pharmacies, as was previously the case.
We have a new law in this regard, which came into force on January 1, 2024. Advantages and disadvantages of the new law.
Why wasn't the handover of expired medicines in pharmacies working? And why was it necessary to amend the law?
Why is it not good to discard expired medicines randomly?
What is antibiotic resistance? And how does it affect us?
We discussed all of this when the new law passed Parliament with the journalists from Prima Tv, during the news broadcast.