Apex drug regulatory body framing guidelines for proper disposal of expired and unused medicines to prevent misuse
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28 Aug 2024, 07:49 PM IST
Priyanka Sharma
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), India's apex drug regulator, is framing guidelines for disposal of expired and unused medicines to prevent their misuse and to curb anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in drugs.
AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses and fungi become immune to drugs over time, making it harder to treat ailments. This move assumes significance given that AMR has become a public health threat in India.
“This initiative also aims to curb the anti-microbial resistance of drugs due to wrong methods of discharging drugs and chemicals into environment which is a threat to the environment, causing serious problems to aquatic life and negative impact on the ecosystem," said a government official aware of the matter.
A report on the matter by a sub-committee of the government’s Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), along with the guidance document on safe disposal of unused/expired medicines, was discussed in detail by the DCC.
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