Inhalers
Did you know you don’t have to order your inhalers every month if you have enough stock at home?
What do I need to do?
- Always check your inhaler stock, before you order more.
- Only tick or request the inhalers you will run low on in the next month.
- It’s ok to order your inhalers at different intervals. You may run low at different times due to how often you use them and the number of doses they contain.
- Return your used or unwanted inhalers to the pharmacy for environmentally safe disposal.
Recycling empty containers
Once your inhaler is empty, the container can be recycled at some local pharmacies. Used aerosol canisters still contain propellants that are powerful greenhouse gases and can contribute to global warming. All used aerosol canisters should be returned to a pharmacy to dispose of in an environmentally safe way. Note that spacers cannot currently be recycled – please dispose of these safely.
Insulin
You don’t have to order your insulin every month if you already have enough stock
What do I need to do?
- Always check your stock of insulin before you order more.
- Only tick or request the insulin you will run low on in the next month.
- It’s ok to order your insulin at different intervals, if you use more than one type. You can run low at different times due to how often you use them.
Nutritional supplements
You don’t have to order your oral nutritional supplement (sip feed) every month if you already have enough stock
What do I need to do?
- Always check your stock before you order more.
- Only tick or request the sip feed you will run low on in the next month.
- If your treatment is temporary, only order a small supply at a time to reduce waste. Only order the flavours and type of sip feed you like. Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you don’t like the flavours or the consistency.
- Please tell your pharmacy if you have enough stock, especially if your pharmacy orders your prescription every month.
- If you do order anything by mistake, check your prescription bag before you leave the pharmacy and return any unwanted sip feeds.
You can download and read these factsheets for more information:
