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Wasted Medicine Could Cost NHS £500 Million Annually, Pharmacists Warn

An association of pharmacists has warned that wasted medication could be costing the NHS nearly £500 million annually, enough to fill 75 swimming pools, which c

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Wasted Medicine in UK Could Fill 75 Swimming Pools Annually, Say Pharmacies

Pharmacies estimate that approximately 3,400 tonnes of partially used medicines were discarded in England in one year. This amount is equivalent to filling 75 s

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Wasted Medicine Could Cost NHS £500 Million Annually, Pharmacists Warn

Wasted Medicine in UK Could Fill 75 Swimming Pools Annually, Say Pharmacies

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