Table 4.

respondents' practices concerning unused and leftover medicines

Questions		N (%)
Did any quantity of purchased medicine remain unused at home?	Yes	283 (53.0)
	No	251 (47.0)
What do you do with the unused medicines?	Burn	22 (4.1)
	Return to pharmacy	18 (3.4)
	Donate to hospital	12 (2.2)
	Throw away in household garbage	391 (73.2)
	Flush unused medications in the toilet/sink	103 (19.3)
	Give to friends or relatives	42 (7.9)
	Keep at home until expired	164 (30.7)
	Other	24 (4.5)
What do you do before discarding expired or unused medicines?	As it is	333 (62.4)
	I don't know what to do	118 (22.1)
	Other	40 (7.5)
	Crashed before discarding	91 (17.0)
	Diluted with water	46 (8.6)