Table 3 Participants鈥� knowledge and practices regarding the storage of medications
Item | 听 | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Common classes of medications in the house | Pain killers鈥�+鈥塧ntipyretics | 2107(27) |
Cough syrups | 1072(14) | |
Vitamins and supplements | 1419(18) | |
Antibiotics | 943(12) | |
Antiacids | 625(8) | |
Antidiabetic agents | 331(4) | |
Antihypertensive | 522(7) | |
Anti-hyperlipidemic | 242(3) | |
Others | 419(5) | |
The way of disposing unused medications | Keep it at home until expiration | 23(1) |
Store it for future use | 986(36) | |
Throw it in the garbage | 974(36) | |
Give it to a friend or relative | 427(16) | |
Return it to the pharmacy | 313(11) | |
The way of disposing the expired medications | Throw it in the garbage | 2012(87) |
Throw it in the toilet | 118(5) | |
Return it to the pharmacy | 81(3) | |
Buried in the soil | 90(4) | |
Burn it | 25(1) | |
Store medications in | Cabinet | 1231(46) |
No box | 131(5) | |
Open box | 303(11) | |
Bag | 206(8) | |
Locked box | 407(15) | |
Others | 424(16) | |
Place for storing medications | Refrigerator | 490(31) |
Bedroom | 622(21) | |
Kitchen | 570(19) | |
Living room | 488(16) | |
Car | 14(0.4) | |
Others | 373(12) | |
Medications that should be stored in the refrigerator | Suppositories | 1716(27) |
Insulin | 381(6) | |
Syrups | 887(14) | |
Eye drops | 591(9) | |
Injectable medication | 365(6) | |
Ear drops | 245(4) | |
Ointments | 497(8) | |
Antibiotics | 290(5) | |
罢补产鈥�+鈥塩补辫蝉 | 6(0.1) | |
Hormones | 102(2) | |
Creams | 367(6) | |
Iron and folic acid tablets | 157(2) | |
Vitamins tablets | 315(5) | |
Others | 320(5) | |
The way of carrying the medications in case of traveling | In handbag | 1495(67) |
With luggage | 290(13) | |
In a bag inside the airplane cabin | 51(2) | |
I do not carry medications during travel | 217(10) | |
Buy new medications from designated country | 164(8) |