DESIGN OF A PHARMACY-SCALE INDEPENDENT MEDICINE WASTE DISINTEGRATION TOOL FOR TABLET AND SYRUP PREPARATIONS

• Main Author: Nur Cahya Alimah, Hasna
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/73362
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Expired or damaged medicines are categorized as hazardous waste (B3) that poses a danger to the environment. Pharmacies play a crucial role in preventing the resulting impacts as they are one of the institutions directly involved in the distribution of drugs within the community. Therefore, proper management, especially in waste processing, needs to be considered. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia has established regulations for the disposal of medicines, which is one of the processes involved in waste management. One of the consequences of improperly disposed of medicine waste is drug abuse and environmental safety being compromised. The Ministry of Health urges all pharmacies to follow the prescribed procedures for drug disposal. However, currently, many pharmacies are not responsible for adhering to these procedures, which raises concerns about the negative impact on the environment. Therefore, the design of a drug waste disposal facility on a pharmacy scale is necessary. With such a facility, the recurring issues faced by pharmacy institutions in managing medicine waste can be minimized, and environmental safety can be ensured. This research uses qualitative method. The results of this research explain that drug preparations that need to be destroyed are tablet and syrup preparations and the most effective and easiest method for pharmacy workers to carry out is the adsorption method using graphene which is packaged in one product design.