Did you know that around 1.4m 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.
When you dispose of medicines properly, by handing them in to your pharmacy, you are helping to make sure that waste medicines do not pollute our rivers and seas.
Medicines are only prescribed for you, and it is not safe to share prescribed medicines with anyone else.
Stockpiles of medicines kept at home can be dangerous for children and pets.
Only ordering what you need means that you are helping the environment as once medicines have left the pharmacy, they cannot be recycled or used by anyone else.