70 percent of the medicines bought are not used, people throw them away

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Patients stop taking the drugs when they get better, leaving the drugs behind

A. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is trying to propose that patients buy only the medicines they need. The ministry wants people to be facilitated in such a way that they are not forced to buy the entire packet of medicine. In such a situation, a survey has recently come out in which it has been said that 10 to 70 percent of the purchased medicines are thrown away and they are of no use.

33,000 people participated in this survey. 36 percent of the people surveyed said that they throw away 10 percent of the drugs they buy. 27 percent said they throw away 10 to 30 percent of their medications. On the other hand, 6 percent said that they throw away 30 to 50 percent of medicines and 6 percent said that most of the medicines they buy are left over, which are of no use, and 50 to 70 percent are wasted. It has to be thrown away.

Three types of things were kept in mind in this survey. The survey has revealed that the percentage of medicines purchased in the last three years had expired. The survey found that 70% of medicines purchased in the last 3 years were thrown away without any use and this was found in 3 out of 4 households.

50 percent of people involved in the survey said that chemists give more medicine to patients than required. For example, if there is a packet of medicine, they give the whole medicine, while the customer needs only a small amount of the medicine. 29 percent of those surveyed said that when they felt they had recovered, they stopped taking the medication earlier than prescribed by the doctor. About 18 percent said that medicines from e-pharmacies are sold in high i.e. high minimum quantity, due to which they are not used.

The All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists said, "We never force anyone to buy more medicines than they need." Patients stop taking the drugs when they feel a little better, leaving the drugs unused. Sometimes people buy some common medicines like paracetamol, antacids and these medicines expire due to not being used for some time.

An average of 1.5 percent of the total drugs sold in the country is wasted after expiry and is sent back to the companies. Indian pharmaceutical market is around Rs. 1.8 lakh crore, in such a situation about Rs. 270 crore medicines are wasted due to loss of shelf life i.e. without any use. About 20-30 per cent of this is wasted with chemists and most of it is wasted with wholesalers.

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