“ Did you know around 1.4 million medicine items are wasted unnecessarily in Gloucestershire each year? We need your help to reduce this.
If you have a repeat prescription, only order what you need and don’t stockpile.
https://www.nhsglos.nhs.uk/news/only-order-medicines-you-need-to-help-the-nhs-and-the-planet/
Before ordering your repeat prescription, check what medicines you have at home and only request those you need.
You can speak to the pharmacy team if you have any questions about how to change your prescription request.
Before leaving the pharmacy, check your prescription bag to make sure there is nothing extra in there which you don’t require. If you return the medication to the pharmacy team before leaving, the medication can be reused. Once a person leaves the pharmacy, their medicines cannot be used by anyone else, even if they are unopened. Any returned medicines must be destroyed.
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