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France: up to Eur 1.7 Billion of Medicines Not Consumed Each Year, According to the Court of Auditors
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According to the figures published by the Court of Auditors, the cost of medicines by the French is estimated to be 1.7 billion euros each year. Sometimes there are intact boxes, forgotten at the bottom of our closets. Among the avenues under consideration, there is the sale of tablets in one place according to needs, as is already the case in other countries: Australia, the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. Every year, 8,500 tons of …
According to an evaluation by the Court of Auditors published on Thursday 4 September, drugs prescribed in the city but not consumed each year represent between EUR 561 million and EUR 1.7 billion in France. For the public finance supervisory body, it is urgent to identify the reasons for these losses. For the Convergence Nurse union, which last year assessed the waste of medicines and medical equipment at EUR 1.5 billion, it is possible to save…
A report by the Court of Auditors sheds light on the misuse of medicines and on the wasteful practices which are associated with them.
In a report published on 4 September, the Court of Auditors highlights the financial and ecological aberration of unused and discarded medicines. In particular, laboratories could extend expiration times and better adapt box packaging to avoid this waste.
The institution attacks, in a new report published this Thursday, the gaspi of unused medicines.
The Court of Auditors has targeted several measures to reduce the misuse of health products in France, where the volume of medicines disposed of exceeds 11 tonnes annually. Re-use, unit sales, pricing including the expiry date are all developed.
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