EXPIRED MEDICATIONS, USE AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE STUDENTS OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Medicines are dangerous for health and the environment, so it is important to know the proper way to dispose of them. Objective. Identify the knowledge of the students of the different educational programs of the ICSa on the management of the expired medications. Materials and methods. An observational, cross-sectional and prospective epidemiological study was carried out by applying a survey to the students of the ICSA's degrees. Results. A total of 50 articles were applied in which it was demonstrated that the total of the population knows that it is an outdated medicine, however, 38% use conventional common waste as their final destination, only 24% special container and 54% consider that there is a lack of information about their correct disposal. Conclusion. It is appreciated that the surveyed population knows that it is an outdated drug but the great majority is not able to identify the importance of the appropriate waste, this despite the fact that they are aware that they can appear anywhere. So working from the educational field, under the constructivist model of education will prevent the results in environment and health are not positive.