Medicines waste costs over half a million pounds a year in Scotland

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COLLECTING and destroying medicines waste returned to pharmacies costs over ￡500,000 a year in Scotland, and that is before the cost of the medicines themselves is considered. The figure was released by the Scottish Liberal Democrats, who are calling on patients and the NHS to cut medicines waste. "The NHS is facing some of its toughest tests yet with an ageing population and, in future years, the NHS is going to have to do more with less. We must all do our part to ensure that every penny is used effectively and that wastage is reduced where possible," said Jim Hume MSP, the party's health spokesman.