NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 104366 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the cost to the NHS of wasted medicines.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Jan 2026
The Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...