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Mapping reverse logistics for medicines in Para, Brazil: A geospatial study

Camila Martins Oliveira1, Maria Pantoja Moreira de Sena1, Clarisse Andrade Sales1, Leiliane de Paula dos Santos Capim4, Isabella Piassi Dias Godói2, Amanda Gabryelle Nunes Cardoso Mello1, Jose Luiz Fernandes Vieira3, Carolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo Ribeiro1, Luann Wendel Pereira de Sena1,5★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Federal University of Para. Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Assistance. Belem, Para, Brazil.
  2. 2Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brazil.
  3. 3Federal University of Para. Faculty of Pharmacy. Belem, Para, Brazil.
  4. 4Federal University of the South and Southeast of Pará. College of Collective Health, Brazil.
  5. 5Federal University of the South and Southeast of Para. College of Collective Health. Maraba Para, Brazil.

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Luann Wendel Pereira de Sena

Federal University of Para. Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Assistance. Belem, Para, Brazil. Federal University of the South and Southeast of Para. College of Collective Health. Maraba Para, Brazil.

luannsena@unifesspa.edu.br

Received: 20-03-2024; Accepted: 05-05-2024.

Volume 23, Issue 1 · pp. 3095 · PUBLISHED 13 January 2025 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2025.1.3095

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Background: Reverse logistics is made up of attitudes, processes and means to provide the return of medicines and their packaging to the business sector for an environmentally appropriate destination. The procedure is necessary to ensure the protection of the environment and public health. Objectives: The objective of the study was to define the spatial analysis of the reverse logistics of medicines in pharmacies in the state of Pará. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, and the research covered the medicines collected by a pharmacy chain in the period from 2020 to 2022. To obtain the data, the medicines were collected, weighed, segregated and the weight released on a dedicated waste management platform. All municipalities in the state of Pará subject to georeferencing were processed using the free software Geographic Information System. Of the 144 municipalities in the state of Pará, only 10 had records of reverse medication logistics. Results: A total of 3125.63 Kg of products were collected and the city of Belem was responsible for 92.5% of the collection. Conclusion: The findings of this study should contribute to the improvement and application of this practice and to decision-making on reverse logistics policies within the state of Pará and in Brazil.

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    Oliveira, C. M., Sena, M. P. M. D., Sales, C. A., Capim, L. D. P. D. S., Godói, I. P. D., Mello, A. G. N. C., Vieira, J. L. F., Ribeiro, C. H. M. A., & Sena, L. W. P. D. (2025). Mapping reverse logistics for medicines in Para, Brazil: A geospatial study. Pharmacy Practice, 23(1), 3095. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2025.1.3095