One third of unused medicines are dangerously discarded

Alarmed pharmacists call for national Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly (DUMP) scheme

 One third of unused medicines in Ireland are either ‘flushed’ or thrown in bins according to new research from the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU). This potentially dangerous revelation has led the IPU to call for the introduction of a national medicines recycling programme, known as a DUMP  (Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly) scheme across the country to encourage people to dispose of their unused or out-of-date medicines safely.