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1. cpe.org.uk › disposal-of-unwanted-medicinesDisposal of unwanted medicines - Community Pharmacy England

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   Jul 10, 2013 · Community pharmacy owners are obliged to accept back unwanted medicines from patients. The regional NHS England team will make arrangements for a waste contractor to collect the medicines from pharmacies at regular intervals.

2. lloydspharmacy.com › disposal-of-medicationAre Your Medicines Out Of Date? | LloydsPharmacy

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   Mar 25, 2021 · Take old or unwanted meds to pharmacy. Once you’ve got your medicines stored correctly you'll see which medicines are no longer needed, out of date or damaged should be taken to your local LloydsPharmacy where they can be disposed of safely. Find your local LloydsPharmacy.

3. www.bonitafd.org › wp-content › uploadsDisposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

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   Consumers and caregivers should remove expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from their home as quickly as possible to help reduce the chance that others may accidentally take or intentionally misuse the unneeded medicine. Medicine take-back programs are a good way to safely dispose of most types of unneeded medicines.

4. www.cqc.org.uk › disposing-medicinesDisposing of medicines - Care Quality Commission

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   When social care providers are responsible for disposing of any unwanted, damaged, out-of-date or part-used medicines, you must have robust processes in place. These should include details of how the medicines will be disposed of, what records need to be kept, and obtaining agreement.

5. www.sps.nhs.uk › articles › managing-pharmaceuticalThe first stop for professional medicines advice - SPS

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   Sep 1, 2023 · Pharmaceutical waste is medicines that cannot be returned or reused. It includes medicines that are out-of-date, damaged, no longer required or unsuitable for their intended use. In addition, it includes part-filled and empty medicine containers.

6. www.carenity.co.uk › condition-informationWhere to dispose of expired or unused medication? - Carenity

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   Jul 22, 2020 · Medications that have expired or are no longer useful (for example, after stopping treatment) should not be thrown away, but should be taken back to the pharmacy so that they can be disposed of safely.

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   How do I dispose of medicines?

   • You should record the process for disposing of medicines in your medicines policy. Store medicines for disposal securely and separately to in use medicines. Control access, until they are collected or taken to the pharmacy. Do not dispose of medicines on site through the sewage system.

   Disposing of medicines - Care Quality Commission

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   How do social care providers dispose of medicines?

   • When social care providers are responsible for disposing of any unwanted, damaged, out-of-date or part-used medicines, you must have robust processes in place. These should include details of how the medicines will be disposed of, what records need to be kept, and obtaining agreement.

   Disposing of medicines - Care Quality Commission

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   Should patients be able to dispose of unwanted medicines?

   • Patients, relatives or carers should be encouraged to dispose of unwanted medicines by returning them to a community pharmacy in their original packaging. Community pharmacy contractors are obliged to accept back unwanted medicines from patients.

   Managing pharmaceutical waste - SPS

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   When do you need to dispose of medicines?

   • Disposal of waste is subject to legislation and regulated by the Environment Agency. You might need to dispose of medicines when: Safely dispose of remaining supplies (with the person’s consent). The person should take all of their medicines with them, unless they agree to dispose of any they no longer need.

   Disposing of medicines - Care Quality Commission

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8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesExpired Medication: Societal, Regulatory and Ethical Aspects ...

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   Jan 27, 2020 · This astonishing progress in healthcare has been accompanied by an increase in the volume of pharmaceutical waste, primarily due to the rise in the number of patients, prescriptions, consumption and overproduction of medications.