Coimbatore: Do you end up reluctant to throw away unused prescription drugs which might be nonetheless effective? Help is handy. A city-based non-profit organisation plans to position packing containers across quite a lot of outlets right here, asking other folks to deposit unused unexpired drugs that can later be allotted at old age homes. The Inner Wheel Club of Coimbatore has already positioned one field at Pazhamudhir Nilayam on Trichy Road.
The organisation launched the challenge after it found it tricky to get drugs for the inmates of old age homes, its president Shanthi Rajashekar advised TOI. "People often donate food and clothes. Most of us have a lot of medicines at home that remain unused, and after several months and years, have to be thrown away. We wanted to collect those medicines and donate them to the old age homes," she mentioned.
Nirmala Kasturi Rangaiyan, a member of the organisation, mentioned that now not most effective was there a huge scarcity of medications at orphanages and old age homes, but drugs have been becoming expensive as well. "The shops that give good discounts do not have several medicines that the elderly are in need of. We hope that this will help fill that gap," she mentioned.
"Many of us buy multi-vitamin tablets, calcium tablets and also tablets for fever and other disorders. Most of the times, the course is not completed. And sometimes, we buy in excess. Such tablets can be donated," Nirmala mentioned.
The charity organisation will quickly position more packing containers to assemble the drugs. "Based on the response from the people, we will place these boxes at various outlets," mentioned Shanthi.
They organisation plans to distribute the accumulated drugs at St. Joseph Old Age Home in Podanur, Families for Children and Eera Nenjam in R S Puram.
The organisation launched the challenge after it found it tricky to get drugs for the inmates of old age homes, its president Shanthi Rajashekar advised TOI. "People often donate food and clothes. Most of us have a lot of medicines at home that remain unused, and after several months and years, have to be thrown away. We wanted to collect those medicines and donate them to the old age homes," she mentioned.
Nirmala Kasturi Rangaiyan, a member of the organisation, mentioned that now not most effective was there a huge scarcity of medications at orphanages and old age homes, but drugs have been becoming expensive as well. "The shops that give good discounts do not have several medicines that the elderly are in need of. We hope that this will help fill that gap," she mentioned.
"Many of us buy multi-vitamin tablets, calcium tablets and also tablets for fever and other disorders. Most of the times, the course is not completed. And sometimes, we buy in excess. Such tablets can be donated," Nirmala mentioned.
The charity organisation will quickly position more packing containers to assemble the drugs. "Based on the response from the people, we will place these boxes at various outlets," mentioned Shanthi.
They organisation plans to distribute the accumulated drugs at St. Joseph Old Age Home in Podanur, Families for Children and Eera Nenjam in R S Puram.
Donate unused pills, ease someone’s pain, exhorts charity organisation
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