Sign inParkview Medical Centre is supporting the Waste Medicines Campaign
It is important that all our patients and their friends and family know that millions of pounds are wasted every year because patients order medicine that they do not use.
The money wasted could be put to use for lots of reasons we all think are really important these include:
- MORE NURSING STAFF
- MORE DRUG TREATMENT FOR CANCER
- MORE HIP OPERATIONS
- MORE CATARACT OPERATIONS
If you are ordering medicine you don’t use you should book an appointment to see your doctor or nurse, perhaps it does not help your condition, perhaps it gives you a tummy ache.Some patients do not like to question their doctor about the medcine they are prescribed but you should.
Some patients think it does not cost anything BUT IT DOES. Because lots of patients get medcine free they think it is OK to throw it away. MEDICINE is not free it has to be paid for out of the NHS budget.
Did you know?
- one inhaler for asthma etc can cost £15 or more
- one box of testing strips for diabetes costs £15 or more
If we keep wasting medicine there will be less and less money to spend on treatment for those who need it.
PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU ORDER
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