Pharmaceutical science has provided humans with better and cheaper treatments. However, with improved access to medicines, the amount of pharmaceutical waste also grows. Pharmaceutical waste is regularly mismanaged by households, which is considerably and unnecessarily adding to the “pharmaceuticals in the environment” problem. Redesigning existing pharmaceutical takeback schemes and their regulation is a potential step towards a reduction of the problem. Interdisciplinary research between the fields of psychology, law, public health and medical science is necessary to tackle the issue and to design effective regulation steering responsible patient behaviours.

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“自制”：家庭医药垃圾的恶性循环

药物科学为人类提供了更好、更便宜的治疗方法。然而，随着药物获取的改善，药物废物的数量也在增加。家庭经常对药物废物进行管理不善，这大大增加了“环境中的药物”问题。重新设计现有的药品回收计划及其监管是减少问题的潜在步骤。心理学、法律、公共卫生和医学领域之间的跨学科研究对于解决这个问题和设计有效的监管来引导负责任的患者行为是必要的。