Unused drugs ‘costing the NHS millions’
Apr 12 2011
Nursing conference told medicines are being stockpiled in people’s homes
MILLIONS of pounds of NHS money is wasted on unused medicines which are “stockpiled” in people’s homes, nurses have said.
Black bin liners full of unopened boxes have been found while medicines are also thrown down the toilet or put in the bin.
Nurses attending the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) conference in Liverpool voted overwhelmingly in favour of calling for action to stop medicines being repeatedly ordered on prescription that are never taken. To read more click here.
