Welcome to Medicine Waste
This website has been developed as part of a major new campaign dedicated to raising awareness of the serious problems of medicine waste.
Sometimes, patients or carers with repeat prescriptions continue to get more medicines than they really need and stockpile them at home.
This is a growing problem that not only wastes huge quantities of medicines but costs the NHS millions of pounds - over £10million a year in South Yorkshire alone.
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Wasted Medicines
Waste Money
Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS across South Yorkshire over £10 million every year.
That could pay for ...
2000 more hip replacements,
1400 more heart by-pass operations,
14000 more cataract operations,
300 more community nurses,
1800 more knee replacements.