Unscripted: $40 million problem of wasted medicines - 12 Oct 2016

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Unscripted: $40 million problem of wasted medicines - 12 Oct 2016

Bruce Lee

Saturday 11 January 2020, 10:00 AM

We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 13 January. We hope you enjoy this article, which is part of Summer Hiatus and is one of the stories we featured throughout the year to celebrate our 30 years covering general practice. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading

In an ideal world, patients would be prescribed the correct amount of medications and would complete their courses. Unused drugs would not be flushed

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