Reused drugs in Genoa
Main partners:
- Farmacie comunali genovesi (group of pharmacies owned 100% by the Municpality of Genoa)
- Associazione Gigi Ghirotti – Onlus (Association for pain therapy and home and hospice palliative care)
- Assessorato alle politiche Socio Sanitarie e della Casa del Comune di Genova (alderman of the social health for the Municpality of Genoa)
- Safe systems, gruppo farmaconsult (technical sponsor)
Localisation: Genoa (IT)
Population: 588,688 (2015)
Categories:
Reused drugs in Genoa
Action leader(s)
AMIU (Azienda Multiservizi e d'Igiene Urbana) (local municipal waste management and garbage disposal agency of Genova municipality)
Summary
“The medication prolongs life” (Il farmaco allunga la vita): The Genoese Pharmacies owned by the Municipality, in collaboration with the Association Gigi Ghirotti, are engaged in the collection of unused, valid, non-heat-sensitive medicines and with undamaged packages. The material are handed over to the eight community pharmacies and used by poor patients.