Wasted medicine in England could fill 75 swimming pools a year, pharmacy group says
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, once - no second voice in this corpus.
All 1 reports on Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World23:01first to report
Industry body calls for more regular reviews of repeat prescriptions to tackle ‘growing problem’ The amount of wasted medicines thrown away in England in one year could fill 75 swimming pools, according to a pharmacy group. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) estimated that 3,400 tonnes of partly used medicines were disposed of in England in 2024-25. Continue reading...