@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000129,
	  title     = {Legal Regulation and Critical Analysis for an Effectively Treatment of Pharmaceutical Waste},
	  author    = {Merita Dauti and  Edita Alili-Idrizi and  Sihana Ahmeti–Lika and  Ledjan Malaj},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The extermination and proper disposal of
pharmaceutical wastes from expired and unused medications remains
a disputable issue due to their specific nature and characteristics.
Even though the hazards from these wastes are already well known in
terms of environment and human health, people still treat them as
usual wastes. At a national level, in many countries the management
of pharmaceutical and medical wastes has been one of the main
objectives in order to protect people’s health and the environment.
Even though many legal regulations exist in this respect, there has not
been a single law that would clearly explain the procedures of
returning medicines, ways of selection, treatment and extermination
of pharmaceutical wastes. This paper aims at analyzing the practices
of pharmaceutical waste management and treatment in some
European countries as well as a review of the legislation and official
guidelines in managing these kinds of wastes and protecting the
environment and human health. A suitable treatment and
management of expired medications and other similar wastes would
be in the interest of public health in the first place, as well as in the
interest of healthcare institutions and other bodies engaged in
environment protection.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Health and Medical Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {11},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {3679 - 3686},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000129},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/95},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 95, 2014},
	}