Descarte de medicamentos e seringas por estabelecimentos veterinários do estado da Paraiba

Abstract

The world population has been increasing more and more over the years and consequently the animal population. In addition, the life expectancy of humans and animals has also increased, leading to the consequent inversion of the population age pyramid leading to increased drug consumption. Medicines contribute significantly to environmental contamination, these residues produced have their presence identified in both water and soil. This problem, although not known toxicity, has been one of the concerns of researchers. The objective is to conduct a survey on the disposal of medicines and syringes in veterinary stores and pharmacies in Paraíba. The methodology characterizes as descriptive and exploratory, being used qualitative and quantitative variables for the data collection. A response was obtained from 118 veterinary establishments, and only one collaborator answered the questionnaire. In the socio demographic questionnaire, the result was 77.97% female and 22.03% male. As for the disposal 39% of syringes and 27.1% of medicines are discarded in the common trash which is a serious problem. When asked from 0 to 10 about the importance of correctly disposing of these products, 93.22% answered 10. These results are of great importance for the environment and waste management.