"£90 million worth" of unused medicines stored in homes

Jan James, managing director of NHS campaign Medicine Waste, speaks to Rachel Burden about the cost of wasted prescription medication.

22 July 2013

2 minutes

This clip is from

5 Live Breakfast—22/07/2013

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