Conscious Disposal

Sustainability

Conscious Disposal

Sustainability

Conscious Disposal

Conscious Disposal: We count on you, and you count on us.

Our ambition is to contribute to a healthier society, and practicing conscious disposal of medications and their packaging is one of the important initiatives that help us achieve this goal. By 2030, we aim to collect a total of 3,000 tons of pharmaceutical waste, equivalent to over 1.3 1,3 billion liters of water that will no longer be polluted.
In 2011,

RD Saúde became the first pharmaceutical retail company to implement a program for the disposal of expired or unused medications.

For this, we count on you: bring your expired or unused medications, along with their leaflets and packaging, to any of our over 3,000 pharmacies across Brazil.

In 2023

127.350 million

liters of water were prevented from being polluted.

283 tons

of expired or unused medications were disposed of, equivalent to 9.4 football fields.

99 tons

of packaging and leaflets were disposed of, equivalent to 2.4 football fields.

It Makes Sense to Dispose Properly

Check your home for expired or unused medications, as well as empty packaging, and bring them to the nearest pharmacy. Remember not to dispose of medications in regular trash, sinks, or toilets.

Together, we prevent water and soil from being polluted with packaging and chemicals, preserving the environment.

See below what you can and cannot dispose of:

Can Be Disposed Of:

  • Tablets, coated pills, capsules, powders, and other solid medications.
  • Suspensions, solutions, liquid medications, ointments, creams, and other pastes.
  • Medication leaflets and packaging.

Medications should preferably be disposed of in their original packaging.

Cannot Be Disposed Of:

  • – Syringes, needles, and sharp objects such as broken bottles.

These materials should be taken to the nearest Basic Health Unit (UBS) for proper disposal.

This entire reverse logistics process is regulated by Federal Decree No. 10.388, dated June 5, 2020, which establishes the guidelines and responsibilities for manufacturers and marketers of medications.

Follow the Step-by-Step Guide for Proper Disposal