Supporting General Practice Sustainability
Did you know that 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.
Only Order Medicines You Need to Help the NHS and the Planet: NHS Gloucestershire ICB
Check what medicines you have at home before you order your repeat prescriptions
If you have enough, only request the medicines you need this time. You will still be able to order others again in future. Speak to your pharmacy team if you have any questions about how to change your prescription request.
Open your prescription bag
Check your prescription bag before leaving the pharmacy to make sure that you only have what you need and that there’s nothing extra in there. If you return an item before you leave the pharmacy, the medicines can be reused. Once a person leaves a pharmacy, their medicines cannot be used by anyone else, even if they are unopened. Any returned medicines must be destroyed.
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