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Recently, I was taking part in a campaign organised by
Volunteers in the UAE to pack the relief goods collected for Nepal Earthquake
support.
With pharmaceutical background, I took up the role to sort
out the medicines received. Not much of donations had come in. Majority of the
items were new, useful under the circumstances and with long expiry dates.
However, what alarmed me was some people’s callous manner to empty their
medicine chest for this purpose. Many items of such donation contained near
expiry or expired medicines!
It is understandable, people are busy and many are ignorant
of the consequences of taking expired medicines.
This brought out a thought in my mind about the unused
medicines lying in the medicine chest at my home too. Many times medicines prescribed are not consumed
in full.
Today, I found some time to clear them and this is the
quantity cleared, not usable and expired.
I thought of sharing this thought with you.
Why not devote a few minutes during this weekend to clear
medicine chest at your home too.
I am sure, you will save some space, avoid children/elders
taking medicines already expired.
Regards,
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
Saturday, 23 May 2015
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