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Data were collected online using a convenient sampling technique from 681 Jordanian population who agreed to participate.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Around 73% (n = 495) of the participants reported storing unused medicines in the medicine cabinets at home, with 15.7% (n = 107) storing unused medicine in the kitchen and 15.3% (n = 104) in the bedroom. Findings showed that 28.0% (n = 191) disposed of unused medicines in the household rubbish, 22.6% (n = 154) shared them with anyone who needed them, or 19.8% (n = 135) with family and friends. Only a few participants return their unused medicine to the pharmacies 10% (n = 68), hospitals 6.3% (n = 43), and healthcare clinics 5.9% (n = 40).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The findings indicate that Jordanian participants have become more aware of proper practices for storing and disposing of unused medicines compared to the previous Jordan studies. However, factors influencing their behaviour regarding disposal practices of unused medicines are yet to be further studied. A Jordanian disposal scheme for unused medicines should be developed to help people return them to pharmacies, hospitals, and healthcare clinics.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ijpp\/riaf010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,15]],"date-time":"2025-03-15T09:54:56Z","timestamp":1742032496000},"page":"300-307","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Awareness of the appropriate handling and disposal of unused medicines in Jordan: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"33","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9309-4565","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamza","family":"Alhamad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University , PO Box 2000, Zarqa, 13110 ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8298-4071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rana","family":"Abu-Farha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University , Amman ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fares","family":"Albahar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University , PO Box 2000, Zarqa, 13110 ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deema","family":"Jaber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University , PO Box 2000, Zarqa, 13110 ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Abu Assab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University , PO Box 2000, Zarqa, 13110 ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sahar M","family":"Edaily","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University , PO Box 2000, Zarqa, 13110 ,","place":["Jordan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5012-7506","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Parastou","family":"Donyai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Science & Research Team , London ,","place":["United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"27","DOI":"10.3390\/pharmacy10010027","article-title":"Medication use and storage, and their potential risks in US households","volume":"10","author":"Lee","year":"2022","journal-title":"Pharm"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0002","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"15798","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph192315798","article-title":"Household pharmaceutical waste disposal as a global problem\u2014a review","volume":"19","author":"Rogowska","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0003","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"571","DOI":"10.1016\/j.sapharm.2014.10.003","article-title":"Taking stock of medication wastage: Unused medications in US households","volume":"11","author":"Law","year":"2015","journal-title":"Res Social Admin Pharm"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0004","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"98","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2014.01.085","article-title":"Public practice regarding disposal of unused medicines in Ireland","volume":"478","author":"Vellinga","year":"2014","journal-title":"Sci Total Environ"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0005","first-page":"75","article-title":"Factors influencing public willingness to reuse the unused stored medications in Jordan: a cross-sectional study","volume-title":"Healthcare","author":"Alhamad","year":"2023"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0006","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e13822","DOI":"10.1111\/ijcp.13822","article-title":"Medications disposal and medications storage in Jordan: A cross-sectional study","volume":"75","author":"Naser","year":"2021","journal-title":"Int J Clin Pract"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"150","DOI":"10.4212\/cjhp.v70i2.1649","article-title":"Health care and pharmacy practice in Jordan","volume":"70","author":"Nazer","year":"2017","journal-title":"Can J Hosp Pharm"},{"key":"2025061002115642500_CIT0008","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1111\/j.2042-7174.2012.00250.x","article-title":"Storage and wastage of drug products in Jordanian households: a cross-sectional survey","volume":"21","author":"Abushanab","year":"2013","journal-title":"Int. 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