Pharmaceuticals in the Baltic Sea (Estonia)

 

Take care your environment and humans — bring unwanted pharmaceuticals to hazardous waste collection point or pharmacy

What can you do?

• Buy over-the-counter medicines only as needed


• Avoid stockpiling medicine that cannot be used before expiry


• Never take antibiotics without medical advice


• Never stop your antibiotic therapy without medical recommendation


• Never dispose your unused or expired drugs in the toilet or sink


• Ask the pharmacist for the recommended local method for disposing pharmaceuticals and packaging


• Maintain a heaithy lifestyle and use preventive measures and non-medical therapies, where possible