Your organisation will have policies and procedures about the disposal of medication that is surplus, not wanted or has passed its expiry date. If you are responsible for the disposal of medication, you must follow these. You should refer to your policies and procedures while looking at this section.

You may also find it helpful to look at the Care Inspectorate’s safe handling of medication and SSI 2011 No. 228 The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011