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Campaign highlights cost of wasted meds

Patients told 'Don't need it? Don't order it'

People in the Island are being urged to think carefully before they order repeat prescriptions.

The message is - 'if you don't need it, don't order it'.

A study of unused medicines returned to pharmacies last year showed that around £300,000 pounds could be saved each year.

Health Minister David Ashford says, as well as highlighting the potential savings, the campaign aims to reassure patients:

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