Antibiotic amnesty
Do you have any unused or old antibiotics at home?
We are asking people in the Midlands to return any unused or unwanted antibiotics to their local community pharmacy for safe disposal. This is part of a Midlands-wide initiative in support of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
If you have unused or unwanted antibiotics, they should not be kept for another time or shared with other people. This could make you or them sick and it increases the risk of bugs becoming resistant to antibiotics.
They should be returned to a community pharmacy which can dispose of them safely – throwing them in the bin or flushing them down the toilet can contaminate the environment. This can then lead to more resistant bugs in the environment and harm human and animal health.
We need everyone to play their part in preserving antibiotics for the future, so taking this simple step will help protect antibiotics for everyone!