Health Tips (May 2024): Store and Discard Medicine Properly

健康小貼士(2024年5月): 妥善儲存和棄置藥物

 2024-05-17     HSEO     Bulletin / 公告    (Expired/已過期)

親愛的同事及同學們：

很多人都會明白藥物必須依照醫生的指示服用，否則可能會影響藥效，甚至產生不良副作用。另一方面，儲存藥物及棄置不需要的藥物也有很多需要注意的事項。

儲存藥物

  • 藥物要鎖在藥箱內。
  • 不宜把藥物放在儲存食物的容器內。避免讓兒童接觸到藥物，以致意外吞下。
  • 一般藥物應儲存在陰涼乾燥的地方，但有部份藥物如胰島素製劑及加水調配的抗生素，則應存在雪櫃內，但勿儲存於冰格內。
  • 切勿將藥物轉入其他藥物瓶內或將多種藥物放入同一個藥瓶內。

棄置藥物

留意藥物的有效期，過期或已變質的藥物應按衛生局的指引棄置到衛生局轄下各衛生中心或仁伯爵綜合醫院的藥物收集箱。胡亂棄置藥物不但有機會被人拾取或誤服，更有機會破壞生態環境。

 

資料來源：
香港特別行政區政府衛生署藥物辦公室  
澳門特別行政區政府藥物監督管理局

 

安健及環境事務辦公室

HSEO-H021/2024

 Dear colleagues and students,

It is well understood that we should take medicine according to the doctor’s advice to avoid ineffective treatment or adverse effects. On the other hand, we should store medicine carefully, as well as discard spoiled medicine properly. The important notes below are worth our attention:

Storage of Medicine

  • Always keep medicine in a designated cabinet with a lock.
  • Don’t store medicine in food bottles. You should keep medicine out of reach of the children.
  • Medicine in general should be kept in a cool and dry place, but some of them, such as insulin products and some liquid antibiotics, should be kept in the refrigerator but not in the freezer.
  • Never put medicine in containers that are designated for other medicine. Never put different kinds of medicine in one bottle.

 

Disposal of Medicine

Check the expiry date of the medicine. Discard expired or spoiled medicine in the collection boxes located in Health Centres or Hospital Conde de São Januário of Health Bureau, according to the advice of Health Bureau. If the medicine is discarded improperly, it may be picked up by somebody or taken by mistake. The ecological environment may also be affected.

 

Sources:
Drug Office, Department of Health, Government of Hong Kong S.A.R.
Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau, Government of Macao S.A.R.

 

Office of Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs

HSEO-H021/2024