“上百盒布洛芬被扔垃圾桶”热搜 囤药过期后应如何处理？******
中新网2月3日电 (中新财经 左雨晴) 近日，#上百盒布洛芬被扔垃圾桶# #网友囤1000片退烧药全砸手里了# 登上微博热搜，引发网友关注。过期药到底应该如何处理？随意丢弃有多大危害？
媒体：上百盒未拆封布洛芬被扔
据媒体报道，近日，有网友发现有大量布洛芬连同其他药物一起被丢弃在楼下垃圾桶里，这些药品均未拆封，保守估计有上百盒。另有网友在网上晒出自己购买的1000片退烧药，并称：“阳之前买的，阳康之后很久，年二十七八才到货。”
对此，有网友表示，这是“部分人不理智囤货的结果，浪费资源。”有网友认为这是黄牛囤货行为，令人气愤。还有网友心疼道：“哪家垃圾桶，我这就过去收破烂。”“布洛芬过期一年也还能吃呀，为什么要扔呢？”
部分网友评论。 截图自微博。不过，也有网友表达了不同的看法：“囤货就像买保险，不想浪费，但又不希望用得上。”
此前，有关部门曾多次呼吁不要盲目囤药，并打击高价倒卖、哄抬药价乱象。例如，广东省药监局曾发文提醒：药物都有保质期，存储也有一定的条件要求，保管不当容易变质，过多药物长期存放容易造成浪费。
布洛芬过期了还能吃吗？
那么，过期的布洛芬能否照常服用？
一名药学业内人士告诉中新财经，药品超出有效期后并不建议服用。“即使保管再好，药效也会下降，而且过期药还会发生变质、霉变等问题，不治病反而害人了。”
她表示，药品在有效期内也要妥善保存。“发现药品出现受潮、霉变、崩裂或者没按药品要求避光、阴凉处贮存，又或没按要求冷藏规范保存等情况也不要再吃。”
过期药品能否随意丢弃？
此外，过期药品也不宜随意丢弃。大量弃药不仅会造成资源浪费，还会对环境造成污染。
根据《国家危险废物名录(2021年版)》，过期药品属于危险废物。随意丢弃的药品在分解后容易污染土壤和水体，从而对人和动植物造成危害。一些挥发性强的过期药品还可能成为过敏源。此外，过期药品在随意丢弃后可能会被不法商贩或不法医疗机构二次回收并再次出售，有害病人身体健康。
2022年，最高人民法院通报了一批固体废物污染环境典型案例。其中，某生化药业未经无害化处理，将一批超3吨的过期药品私自倾倒、处置，被告人最高被判处有期徒刑十个月并罚款。
不过，《国家危险废物名录》的附录《危险废物豁免管理清单》也明确，家庭日常生活或者为日常生活提供服务的活动中产生的废药品属于生活垃圾中的危险废物，只要未集中收集，上述废药品可不按危险废物管理，按照生活垃圾处理。
资料图：医务人员正将配送到的感冒药放入药架。 中新社记者 易海菲 摄2019年，住建部等多部门发文，在全国地级及以上城市全面启动生活垃圾分类工作。按照分类，“废药品及其包装物”属于有害垃圾，随生活垃圾分散丢弃、分类回收。
此前，国家药监局在答复网友“过期药品如何处理”时曾表示，如果家庭过期药品没有被分类集中收集，可以破坏药品包装盒后，随生活垃圾分散丢弃、分类回收，相对风险较小。家庭过期药品如果送至正规回收点进行统一回收，需集中进行无害化处理，以减少对环境产生的危害。(完)
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Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business. The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year. The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public. In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run. Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public. The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution. The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community. The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses. According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan. As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment. However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact. Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad. The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies. If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence. 
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