Objective: This article aims to verify how the disposal of household drugs and health- generating waste institutions is carried out, to verify the impact on nature when there is an incorrect disposal of medicines, to report the sources of information most used for the knowledge correct disposal and identify which organs are responsible for the disposal of medicines. Disposal of medicines in inappropriate or even reused areas after expiration is a public health problem and can cause both environmental and physical problems. In this way we can see the importance of this study and the need for information so that the population can dispose of these drugs correctly.