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Wasted medicines cost NHS at least £480m a year and could fill 75 Olympic-size swimming pools

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Wasted medicines cost NHS at least £480m a year and could fill 75 Olympic-size swimming pools
Daily Mail
Daily Mail1 hrs ago
Wasted medicines cost NHS at least £480m a year and could fill 75 Olympic-size swimming pools
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) estimates that 3,400 tonnes worth of partially used medicines were disposed of in England in 2024/25.
Guardian World
Guardian World🏁 first to report1 hrs ago
Wasted medicine in England could fill 75 swimming pools a year, pharmacy group says
Industry body calls for more regular reviews of repeat prescriptions to tackle ‘growing problem’ The amount of wasted medicines thrown away in England in one year could fill 75 swimming pools, according to a pharmacy group. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) estimated that 3,400 tonnes of partly used medicines wer
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