| dc.description.abstract | The increasing demand of drugs by the population in pharmacies has favored the generation of waste in their households, which consist the expired medications leftover or unused, including their packaging. Due to the lack of specific rules for its management, the practice of inappropriate disposal have contributed to the increased supply of drugs in the environment and, consequently, risks to human health and environmental quality. In Brazil, it is being proposed to implement the reverse logistics in order to collect and return the household medicines waste (RMD) to the business sector for environmentally adequate disposal as ecommended by the National Policy on Solid Waste (Law 12.305 / 2010). The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the management of RMD in the city of Belo Horizonte using methods of quantitative and qualitative conformity. In this case, there was an estimated generation of waste in the city, analyzing the site of delivery points and the capacity for gathering. It was also performed to evaluate the payment system established at the initiative of a drugstore chain and to identify the apprehension of those involved in the pharmaceutical chain (industry, importers, distributors, pharmacies), including waste management companies and agencies managers government regarding the implementation of the reverse logistics system of medicines. The results presented a direct correlation between the purchasing power of the population and development characteristics of the Municipality of regions in relation to amounts of drug residues generated. In the present study was considered an average of 182,887 to 315,895 kg / year. It was found that Belo Horizonte has gathering capacity that demand generation considering the participation of all pharmacies and drugstores as delivery points. The current system in the city presents itself as an efficient way with less risk to the agents involved, promoting the reverse flow of drugs for routing to the final destination appropriate. But its scope is limited in order to promote an efficient geographic coverage in the city. The pharmaceutical chain members agents pointed to expectations for the implementation of rules that determine the requirements for the management of waste, and the main challenges identified the allocation of the costs of deployment and maintenance of the system and the definition of a shared manner responsibilities between involved. | |
