What to do with your medicines?
Dispose carefully of unused medicine and do not be tempted to keep it. The local pharmacy will dispose of it safely and free of charge.
DO NOT throw medicine in the dustbin - it will resurface somewhere.
DO NOT flush medicine down the toilet - it will contaminate the water supply.
Extract form an article in The Pharmaceutical Journal, November 2004:
"Disposal of unwanted medicines is an essential service under the new community pharmacy contract in England and Wales. This means that it is something that all community pharmacists will have to provide. However, pharmacies do not have to start providing the service until the local primary care trust has made suitable arrangements to collect the unwanted medicines from the pharmacy."Full article here.
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