When it comes to Prescriptions……Please Only Order What You Need 

Did you know? 

  • 1 in 10 medicines in Scotland are wasted – this costs NHS Grampian millions of pounds each year   
  • Prescription medicines cost NHS Grampian over £121 million in 2023/2024 (this doesn’t include medicines prescribed or supplied in Grampian hospitals). 
  • NHS Grampian spends over £1.4 million each year just on paracetamol. 

For more information on the financial impact of unused medicine click here 

                             

What can we all do to help? 

  • Check what medicines you have at home – those prescribed and any bought over the counter.   
  • Check if your repeat list is up to date 
  • Think before you order your prescription medicines  
  • Please order only what you need 
  • Don’t order anything you are not taking

For more information on what we can all do to help, click here.

Published: 03/09/2024 14:16