Get Rid of Unused Pharmaceuticals©(GROUP) Campaign
In 2006, Community Medical Foundation announced its GROUP Campaign to promote awareness
of the dangers of unused and expired medicines (UEMs) at home and workplace and
published one of the first manuals of procedures for the collection and disposal
of UEMs. As a leader in the study of UEMs, we advocate a standardized way to collect
information about UEMs that will be compiled into the National Unused & Expired Medicines
Registry for research.
Our comprehensive guidebook provides step-by-step instructions for any organization
to plan and implement a successful drug take-back program. Contents of the GROUP
Manual of Procedures include recruitment and training of personnel, budget planning,
promotion and publicity, time line for activities and tasks, checklists and data
collection forms. An accompanying CD Rom provides additional templates for a fact
sheet, bookmark, UEM inventory form, and poster.
See our Patient Safety Products and Resource page for information about the GROUP
Manual.
