We are urging all our patients (and their family, friends and carers) to return all unused medicines to a community pharmacy. All community pharmacies in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are prepared to accept medicines for safe disposal in March 2025.
Reasons you should return your unused medicines include:
- To prevent overdoses from (for example) curious young people, confused older people, or those who are impulsive or distressed;
- To make sure you are using effective medicines, by removing ones which have passed their use-by dates;
- To ensure you are only ever using medicine which is prescribed for your current condition.