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<blockquote data-quote="Salvia" data-source="post: 1523418" data-attributes="member: 278312"><p>But WHY does it have to be binned? That is what I find is sheer madness. If the blister pack, carton, bottle, or whatever is still sealed, with no evidence of tampering, then surely it must still be safe? I remember just before my mother died she had been issued with a new set of medications, on top of what was already unused & unopened at home. After her death I tried to return two large bags of perfectly good, and expensive, medications to the pharmacy, and they told me they would all have to be destroyed - I was appalled. What a criminal waste. I can understand the need for caution about items being infected with some kind of nasty, but what's the % likelihood that ordinary jo blogs will do something crazy? Has a true risk assessment of that ever been done? I'll probably get shot down for this, but even using unneeded items for poorer countries in desperate need of help must surely be better than throwing away good stuff. In truth I think 'clean' items should just be returned to stock.</p><p></p><p>If the NHS is so short of money, and continually demanding the Govt. provide extra funding, what's the point when so much of that funding is chucked down the incinerator? I honestly believe there is enough funding - it's just not used properly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>edit: Forgot to say that the costs of returned items could then be re-credited to the GP practice that initially prescribed the medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salvia, post: 1523418, member: 278312"] But WHY does it have to be binned? That is what I find is sheer madness. If the blister pack, carton, bottle, or whatever is still sealed, with no evidence of tampering, then surely it must still be safe? I remember just before my mother died she had been issued with a new set of medications, on top of what was already unused & unopened at home. After her death I tried to return two large bags of perfectly good, and expensive, medications to the pharmacy, and they told me they would all have to be destroyed - I was appalled. What a criminal waste. I can understand the need for caution about items being infected with some kind of nasty, but what's the % likelihood that ordinary jo blogs will do something crazy? Has a true risk assessment of that ever been done? I'll probably get shot down for this, but even using unneeded items for poorer countries in desperate need of help must surely be better than throwing away good stuff. In truth I think 'clean' items should just be returned to stock. If the NHS is so short of money, and continually demanding the Govt. provide extra funding, what's the point when so much of that funding is chucked down the incinerator? I honestly believe there is enough funding - it's just not used properly. edit: Forgot to say that the costs of returned items could then be re-credited to the GP practice that initially prescribed the medication. [/QUOTE]
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