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Unwanted Prescription Drugs
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Here is a tale for you; A little old lady went to the Pharmacy in her local Tesco to ask if she brought in a bag of unused prescription drugs would they destroy them, as requested on the Pharmacy wrapper. She was met with a suspicious look....it all depends what they are, is it Heroin? She answered no, the Pharmacist then, condescendingly, agreed to look through her bag of returns and take out the ones he can destroy and give back the 'other' kind.
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boxy that is wrong, the NHS contract says they should take all meds back, not used sharps (which should be in a bin) yes they shouldn't go to landfill but neither should even stuff like paracetamol go out with the rubbish where children or animals might get hold of it. Here's what the NHS says... scroll down to the bottom...
18:24 Thu 16th May 2013
Pharmacies usually have a contract with the local NHS organisation to take back and dispose of drugs and things like unused syringe needles ....maybe Tesco doesn't have that contract. In order to do it, they need secure storage and or regular secure collection so if its just a booth in the Tesco, maybe they don't have the facilities to deal with things like heroin.
Not sure what this is about, the pharmacist is wrong in this instance (if the Heroin query was a joke, it was in poor taste). They will take back any drugs and destroy them. It does seem a dreadful waste particularly if the boxes haven't even been opened, but they are forbidden to reissue drugs which have already been issued on a prescription.
I need to do this actually - the doc changed my medication so I have some unwanted unopened boxes in the bathroom cupboard.
I need to do this actually - the doc changed my medication so I have some unwanted unopened boxes in the bathroom cupboard.
boxy that is wrong, the NHS contract says they should take all meds back, not used sharps (which should be in a bin) yes they shouldn't go to landfill but neither should even stuff like paracetamol go out with the rubbish where children or animals might get hold of it.
Here's what the NHS says...scroll down to the bottom
http:// www.nhs local.n hs.uk/s tory/fe atures/ storing -and-di sposing -medici nes-saf ely
Here's what the NHS says...scroll down to the bottom
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and here "pharmacies are obliged to accept all meds"
http:// www.psn c.org.u k/pages /essent ial_ser vices_w aste_ma nagemen t.html
they don't have to accept unused sharps though.
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they don't have to accept unused sharps though.
I was actually pondering this earlier. I have two inhalers that have passed their expiry date. I got one from the vet and one via the chemist - I was trying to work out what to do with them. I was concerned that they could go 'bang' if I put them out with the rubbish.
I shall toddle down to the chemist next week.
I shall toddle down to the chemist next week.
then you will probably get away with it wolf...
Eve, i think the "not to the GP" thing is a cost issue because when my DH needed a sharps bin at home, it was taken away when needed by the district nurses and disposed of along with the surgery sharps. Sharps disposal is a costly business though and I can see why the GP surgery want to avoid paying for any more than they need to.
Eve, i think the "not to the GP" thing is a cost issue because when my DH needed a sharps bin at home, it was taken away when needed by the district nurses and disposed of along with the surgery sharps. Sharps disposal is a costly business though and I can see why the GP surgery want to avoid paying for any more than they need to.
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