Are your medicines stacking up? Help reduce medicine waste, only order what you need.
Around £18 million is wasted in West Yorkshire every year on unused medicines. This includes inhalers, pain medication and creams, across our region. By only ordering what you need you can make sure NHS resources go where they are most needed and reduce the environmental impact of avoidable medicines waste. Ordering medicines when they aren’t needed can mean you end up with more than you need in your cupboard.
Small changes in managing medicines can make a big difference and help reduce medicine waste in West Yorkshire. Medicine waste and throwing medicines away incorrectly not only costs money but also harms the environment. Help stop waste. Check before you reorder and only order the medicines you need. You can find out more at the West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership website.
