{"id":23408,"date":"2020-11-27T07:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T06:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=23408"},"modified":"2020-11-30T23:25:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T22:25:41","slug":"mapping-of-needle-pickups-former-and-current-pharmaceutical-students-also-take-part-in-the-online-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2020\/11\/mapping-of-needle-pickups-former-and-current-pharmaceutical-students-also-take-part-in-the-online-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Needle Map: the online project of former and current pharmaceutical students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former and current students of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences are involved in <\/b><\/span><\/span>creating<\/b><\/span><\/span> Hungary\u2019s first online map of needle colletion points. In Hungary, more than 100,000 people use intravenous or subcutaneous injections on a daily basis. The project’s aim is to get as many patients as possible to dispose of used needles at the designated collection points. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Only 28% of Hungarians dispose of used needles as hazardous waste at the designated points specified by the law. <\/span><\/span>The team of the Conscious Drug Use Association (Tudatos Gy\u00f3gyszerhaszn\u00e1lat Egyes\u00fclet), who are working on Hungary\u2019s first online map for needle collection points, are working on improving this ratio. There are former and current students of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences among the creators of Needle Map.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the results of our 2019 representative market research related to pharmaceutical waste, it turned out that\u00a0 returning used needles is a serious challenge in Hungary for both patients and the pharmaceutical profession as well\u201d, emphasized Dr. Nikolett Kulcs\u00e1r, <\/span><\/span>project lead. <\/span><\/span>
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Since they received several inquiries about the opportunities of returning used needles, the idea of an interactive, online map for needle colletion points was born.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The idea of teh project came from Dr. Nikolett Kulcs\u00e1r and Dr. Janka Kocsis, former students of Semmelweis University\u2019s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, who graduated in 2016 and 2014 respectively. As volunteers of the Hungarian Pharmaceutical Students\u2019 Association (HuPSA), they got involved in activities raising awareness of pharmaceutical waste. Zs\u00f3fia Farag\u00f3-Bodor, Vir\u00e1g Kir\u00e1ly, No\u00e9mi Nagy and Marcell Pavlicsek are students at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, who participate in the project trying to make the most accurate data available to visitors on the online map.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>The team, which consists of volunteers, visit every hospital and clinic and record the precise location of the needle disposal points. Verified data are entered into the continuously expanding NeedleMap, where in addition to the address and telephone number, the exact location of the special box for needles within the building is also indicated. The online map is easy to use, it is free\u00a0 and is available for everybody. The users are able to see the collection points by providing their location, then plan their route and dispose of the used needles. The Needle Map is available at this web link<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of patient groups are concerned, such as mothers after Caesarean section, people with diabetes, patients recovering after a bone fracture. According to the estimations of the Mindful Drug Use Association, more than 100,000 people use intravenous or subcutaneous injections in households on a daily basis in Hungary (mostly subcutaneous injections).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The proper administration of blood thinner injection to a person can be viewed in an educational video prepared by Semmelweis University.
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