Variable | Households with no expired medications | Households with expired medications | p |
---|---|---|---|
2.7±1.2 | 3.0±1.1 | 0.002 | |
0.963 | |||
male | 43 (20.1%) | 34 (20.0%) | |
female | 170 (79.9%) | 136 (80%) | |
0.094 | |||
no | 183 (85.9%) | 156 (91.8%) | |
yes | 30 (14.1%) | 14 (8.2%) | |
0.007 | |||
elementary school | 18 (8.4%) | 9 (5.3%) | |
secondary school | 103 (48.3%) | 66 (38.8%) | |
junior college | 15 (7.1%) | 10 (5.9%) | |
degree | 77 (36.3%) | 85 (50.0%) | |
0.088 | |||
employed | 106 (49.7%) | 107 (62.9%) | |
unemployed | 39 (18.3%) | 23 (13.5%) | |
student | 12 (5.6%) | 6 (53.5%) | |
retiree | 56 (26.3%) | 34 (20.0%) | |
0.019 | |||
yes | 64 (30.0%) | 71 (41.8%) | |
no | 149 (70.0%) | 99 (58.2%) |
ATC | Therapeutic groups | N | % |
---|---|---|---|
J01 | Antibacterials for systemic use | 66 | 16.4 |
M01 | Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products | 35 | 8.7 |
N02 | Analgesics | 31 | 7.7 |
D07 | Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations | 25 | 6.2 |
D06 | Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics, dermatological | 24 | 6.0 |
R01 | Nasal preparations | 22 | 5.5 |
A07 | Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/anti-infective agents | 17 | 4.2 |
R05 | Cough and cold preparations | 13 | 3.2 |
S01 | Ophthalmologicals | 12 | 3.0 |
A03 | Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders | 11 | 2.7 |
B03 | Antianemic preparations | 11 | 2.7 |
A02 | Drugs for acid related disorders | 11 | 2.7 |
Other | 278 | 69.0 | |
Total | 402 | 100.0 |
ATC | N | % |
---|---|---|
J-anti-infectives for systemic use | 67 | 16.7 |
D-dermatologicals | 64 | 15.9 |
A-alimentary tract and metabolism | 57 | 14.2 |
M-musculo-sceletal system | 48 | 11.9 |
R-respiratory system | 46 | 11.4 |
N-nervous system | 44 | 10.9 |
C-cardiovascular system | 27 | 6.7 |
S-sensory organs | 18 | 4.5 |
B-blood and blood forming organs | 15 | 3.7 |
G-genito-urinary system and sex hormones | 13 | 3.2 |
H-systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins | 2 | 0.5 |
P-anti-parasitic products, insecticides and repellents | 1 | 0.2 |
L-antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | 0 | 0 |
Grand Total | 402 | 100 |
The availability of expired medications to children | N | % |
---|---|---|
yes | 91 | 69.6 |
no | 41 | 30.4 |
total | 132 | 100.0 |
yes | 10 | 2.6 |
yes, 6 month after the expiration date | 78 | 20.4 |
no | 288 | 75.2 |
don’t know | 7 | 1.8 |
yes | 254 | 66.3 |
no | 52 | 13.6 |
don’t know | 77 | 20.1 |
into the garbage | 317 | 82.8 |
flush down the toilet or sink | 11 | 2.9 |
return to pharmacy | 17 | 4.4 |
store | 3 | 0.8 |
burn | 7 | 1.8 |
always use till the end | 28 | 7.3 |
total | 383 | 100.0 |