The investigation found that due to the lack of a sound recycling and disposal system for expired drugs in households, it is common to dispose of expired drugs at will. Drug waste not only adds unnecessary economic burden to patients, but also brings side effects to society through expired drugs. If expired drugs are continued to be taken, they can cause unpredictable reactions in the body, and some highly volatile expired drugs may also become allergens; Littering expired drugs can also cause environmental pollution, such as the decomposition and dissolution of drugs, which can seriously pollute soil and water sources. In addition, if expired drugs are recycled by illegal vendors and resold to patients, it will endanger public health and life safety. There are many reasons for drug waste, such as households blindly hoarding drugs, excessive packaging doses, and so on. To curb waste in medicine boxes, we should avoid blind hoarding of drugs and guide the public to purchase and use drugs scientifically and reasonably; Strictly regulate the behavior of prescribing medication in hospitals; Further promote the retail sales of drugs and encourage the sale of small packaged drugs; Wait a minute. In addition, it is also necessary to solve the problem of handling expired drugs. We need to improve relevant laws and regulations, establish a scientific recycling and disposal system, establish a long-term mechanism for managing expired drugs, introduce corresponding incentive mechanisms, and encourage enterprises and consumers to participate in the recycling of expired drugs. For example, opening up specialized recycling channels for expired drugs and standardizing centralized processing processes. Last year, the National Health Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and other five departments jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Saving Drug Resources and curbing Drug Waste, proposing specific work measures and requirements from aspects such as drug production, clinical use, drug circulation, publicity and guidance, and waste drug management. It is explicitly proposed to promote the appropriate packaging of drugs; Standardize the collection and destruction of discarded drugs; Physicians should adhere to the principles of safe, effective, and economically reasonable medication, and prescribe according to the needs of the patient's condition; Enhance the public's awareness of rational drug purchase, scientific drug preparation, rational drug use, and drug conservation; Wait a minute. Only by mobilizing the joint efforts of all parties, taking multiple measures, and combining unblocking, can a long-term mechanism be established to dispose of expired drugs in households, in order to address both the root cause and the root cause, and curb waste in the medicine box. (Lai Xin She)