Archive · 30 May 2025
Bangalore Chemists Seek Clarity on Drug Disposal Guidelines
Imagine medicines that have expired or are not used.
The government made a guide on how to get rid of them safely so they don't hurt the environment or people.
A group of chemists in Bangalore wants to know exactly how to throw away things like cut-up medicine strips and surgical tools.
Right now, they just go in the trash!
The chemists are asking for clear rules and want to be able to return expired medicines.
They also want to figure out how to handle the medicines that are made to be sold.
They also want to make it easier to return the medicine to the right place without problems.
The CDSCO released a guidance document on safe disposal of unused and expired medicines.
The Bangalore District Chemists and Druggists’ Association (BDCDA) seeks clarification on disposal methods.
BDCDA wants clarification on disposal for cut medicine strips, PCD medicines, and surgical products.
The guidance aims to address environmental and public health hazards from improper disposal.
BDCDA highlights operational challenges, including return timelines and batch number mismatches.
- Who
- Bangalore District Chemists and Druggists’ Association (BDCDA), CDSCO
- What
- Seeking clarification on the disposal methods for expired cut strips of medicines and surgical products
- When
- May 2025 (communication date)
- Where
- Bangalore, India
- Why
- To ensure successful and practical implementation of safe drug disposal and address existing challenges.
- Issuing Body
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
- Communication Date
- May 25, 2025
- Guidance Document Focus
- Safe disposal of unused and expired drugs
- Concerned Association
- Bangalore District Chemists and Druggists’ Association (BDCDA)