Waste medicines

Poisons and hazardous substances
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1 England and Wales
1.1 Enforcement body
1.2 Can pharmacies receive waste medicines?
1.3 Sources of additional information
2 Scotland
2.1 Enforcement body
2.2 Can pharmacies receive waste medicines?
2.3 Sources of additional information
3 Northern Ireland
3.1 Enforcement body
3.2 Can pharmacies receive waste medicines?
4 Storage of waste medicines
5 Dealing with confidential information
6 Tablets and capsules
7 Liquids
8 Sharps
9 Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
10 Returned medicines cannot be reused
11 Advice for patients

Pharmacies frequently receive unwanted or expired medicines from patients for safe disposal. Pharmaceutical waste must be managed in accordance with environmental legislation and healthcare waste guidance. England and Wales Enforcement body Waste legislation in England and Wales is enforced by the Environment Agency. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency Can pharmacies receive waste medicines? Yes. Waste management activities usually require…

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