Opinion on unused medicines in India 2023

Published by A. Minhas, Mar 10, 2025
According to a survey conducted on medicine wastage in June 2023, 43 percent of respondents agreed that they should be permitted to return any unused or sealed medicine quantities within a month along with a mandate from pharmaceutical manufacturers to take returns from consumers in India. By contrast, six percent of respondents stated that other solutions are required.

Opinion on unused medicines across India as of June 2023

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Release date

June 2023

Region

India

Survey time period

June 13, 2023

Number of respondents

10,972 respondents

Special properties

across 322 districts in India

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: What according to you should be done so that medicine wastage in your household can be reduced​​?

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