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

• Martins Oliveira, Camila ^[1] ; Pantoja Moreira de Sena, Maria ^[1] ; Andrade Sales, Clarisse ^[1] ; dos Santos Capim, Leiliane de Paula ^[3] ; Dias GodóI, Isabella Piassi ^[2] ; Nunes Cardoso Mello, Amanda Gabryelle ^[1] ; Fernandes Vieira, Jose Luiz ^[1] ; Mares Azevedo Ribeiro, Carolina Heitmann ^[1] ; Pereira de Sena, Luann Wendel ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidad Federal de Pará

     Universidad Federal de Pará

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

     Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

     Brasil

     
  3. [3] Student, Federal University of the South and Southeast of Pará. College of Collective Health, Brazil.
  4. [4] Ph.D, 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.

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• Localización: Pharmacy Practice (Granada), ISSN-e 1886-3655, Vol. 23, Nº. 1, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Jan-Marz)
• Idioma: inglés
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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.