Why regulatory indifference towards pharmaceutical pollution of the environment could be a missed opportunity in public health protection. a holistic view.

Kamba, Pakoyo Fadhiru; Kaggwa, Bruhan; Munanura, Edson Ireeta; Okurut, Tom; Kitutu, Freddy Eric

Kamba, Pakoyo Fadhiru; Kaggwa, Bruhan; Munanura, Edson Ireeta; Okurut, Tom; Kitutu, Freddy Eric.

Affiliation

Kamba PF; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Kaggwa B; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Munanura EI; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Okurut T; National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road, Kampala, Uganda.
Kitutu FE; Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.

Pan Afr Med J ; 27: 77, 2017.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28819498

Subject(s)

Environmental Pollution/analysis; Pharmaceutical Preparations/analysis; Public Health; Environmental Monitoring/methods; Environmental Pollution/adverse effects; Humans; Risk Assessment; Soil Pollutants/administration & dosage; Soil Pollutants/adverse effects; Soil Pollutants/chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical/adverse effects; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis

Key words

Pharmaceutical pollution; antibiotics resistance; disposal; drugs; public health protection; wastewater

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pharmaceutical Preparations / Public Health / Environmental Pollution Type of study: Etiology_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Pan Afr Med J Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Uganda Country of publication: Uganda

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