A visit from our local Pharmacist!

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Donal from Llyods pharmacy gave a talk to the two sixth classes on what medication is, how to take it, store it and dispose of it properly. He explained that it is importance to take medicines properly because improper use can harm you.

From a green point of view, it was very interesting to learn that medicines should not be flushed down the toilet as water treatment does not break down the drugs and they can stay in system. These drugs can then pollute the water and harm or kill wildlife. It’s also important not to throw unfinished prescription or over the counter medicines into your ordinary bin as they can end up in dumps, be eaten by wildlife or seep into the soil and contaminate the ground and water.

So what should we do to prevent all this happening and protect our environment? Donal explained that you can drop off any unfinished medicines into the pharmacy at any time and they will dispose of them carefully and safely. They send them to a specialised company that incinerates all the medicines so that no traces of the drugs are left. This is a free service which not only helps us but protects the environment too.

Thank you Donal for showing us another example of ‘in this world we are all linked’ and everything we do can affect our environment.

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  1. The green school committee

    We never knew that you had to return leftover medicines to the pharmacist. Thank you Donal for letting us know and for helping us learn how to stay green with medicine.

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