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stop medicines wastage, allow the re-use of returned medication to the pharmacy

Submitted on Friday 15th April 2016

Published on Friday 15th April 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 15th October 2016

Signatures: 16

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care homes ~ NHS

Petition Action

stop medicines wastage, allow the re-use of returned medication to the pharmacy

Petition Details

Every year millions of pounds is lost when medications are returned to the pharmacy for destruction by patients, care homes e.t.c. Some of the medication remains untouched. We have the ridiculous situation where medication that has left the premises and returned the next day has to be destroyed.

Additional Information

The government should allow pharmaceutical bodies to have criteria which can be followed to allow some medication that has to be returned to pharmacies to be re-used thus saving millions of pounds firstly in destruction costs and secondly in the cost of the medication. In light of the recent financial crisis and the cash strapped NHS. These efficiency savings could be pumped back into the NHS. It is also and unethical scenario when there are people around the globe who cannot afford medications.


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