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Detailed explanation-1: -Take expired medicines to a pharmacy for safe disposal. Throwing away unwanted medicines in the bin or by flushing down the toilet is dangerous to others, and harmful to the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ideal approach to disposing of unwanted pharmaceuticals is through incineration at a temper-ature above 1 200 °C, in specially built incinerators with adequate flue-gas cleaning.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to practice, the expired drugs go to the stockist from the retailer and are handed over to the manufacturer who destroys it.To minimise this wastage of drugs, Jaishankar recommends greater alertness on the part of the retailer and the marketing people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Biomedical Waste Rules require disposal of discarded medicines, cytotoxic drugs, solid chemical wastes, and incineration ash in secured landfills. Disposing of waste in a landfill involves burying the waste, and this remains a common practice in most countries.