€37.5m worth of unused and out-of-date medicines generated each year

Tablets are measured out in a high street pharmacy.

The value of unused and out-of-date medicines generated each year in Ireland is estimated at over €37.5 million, according to the findings of new research.

The study by researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, was carried out to quantify the amount of waste medicines generated by both patients and pharmacies.