Welcome to Medicine Waste East Midlands
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 across the East Midlands £30million a year.
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Wasted Medicines
Waste Money
Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS across the East Midlands over £30 million every year.
That could pay for ...
6000 more hip replacements,
4200 more heart by-pass operations, 42000 more cataract operations,
900 more community nurses,
5400 more knee replacements.