Hoveton and Wroxham Medical Center is running an amnesty that will last until October 11 to raise awareness of the issue of waste and pharmaceutical disposal.
Someone was seen handing over two 1987 bottles containing temazepam, a benzodiazepine Class C controlled substance used to treat insomnia.
And now there are even more interesting medicines and treatments on offer, including Lloyd’s Ardenalin Cream, Evans’ Dermal Powder, and Boots Prepared’s Fuller’s Earth.
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Dispensary manager Charlotte Watlow said: “We believe most of the finds date back to the 1980s or earlier.
“However, it is difficult to tell because it was made before regulations regarding bottle dates were introduced.
“All returned medicines must be properly disposed of.
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“This event was held to emphasize the need to order only the medicines you need each month, not keep expired medicines at home and dispose of them properly.”
Medications are deposited in the clinic bin for processing.
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Packages are stripped of labels and contents before being displayed on the boat. This symbolizes the center’s logo and the location of the Broads.
Medications will be totaled at the end of each day and destroyed as part of the month-long amnesty.
According to the government’s website, £300m is lost to the NHS every year due to wasted medicines.
