Medicine Wastage Prevention and Medicine Safety
Help Reduce Medication Waste & Keep Medicines Safe
Every year, large amounts of medicines are wasted because they are ordered but not needed. Prescription medicines are prescribed specifically for an individual and should never be shared with friends or family.
✔ Reduce NHS waste
✔ Improve patient safety
✔ Order only what you need
✔ Improve patient safety
✔ Order only what you need
Never Share Prescription Medicines
Medicines are prescribed after considering your medical history, allergies, existing conditions and other medicines you may be taking. A medicine that is right for you may be harmful to somebody else.
❌ Don’t share medicines
❌ Don’t take someone else’s prescription
❌ Don’t recommend your medication to others
❌ Don’t take someone else’s prescription
❌ Don’t recommend your medication to others
