Skip to content
  • Subscribe
  • Register
  • Log in
×
hippocraticpost-logo-horses-white-logo

Main Navigation

The Hippocratic Post logo
  • The Hippocratic Post icon
  • Conditions & Disease
    • Alzheimer’s & Dementia
    • COVID-19
    • Cancer
    • Heart & Lung
    • Diabetes
    • Infection/Disease
  • Disciplines & Care
    • Dentistry
    • ENT
    • Vision
    • Men's Health
    • Women's Health
    • Muscular & Skeletal
    • Nursing & Care
    • Paediatrics
    • Psychology
    • Reproductive Health
    • Surgery
    • Genetics
  • Health & Wellness
    • Addiction
    • Aesthetic
    • All Creatures
    • Lifestyle
    • Mental Health
    • First Aid
    • NHS
    • Neurodiversity
    • Welfare & Policy
    • Neurology
    • Nutrition
    • Sexual Health
  • News & Research
    • Australasia
    • CPD
    • Global Reach
    • Innovation
    • Medico-Legal
    • Pharmacy/Drugs
    • Biotech
    • Environment
    • Unsung Heroes
  • Subscribe
  • Login / Register

Tag: pills

February 15, 2022

Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS £300 million every year – 40% of Brits admit to binning them

Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS £300 million every year - 40% of Brits admit  binning unused medications, potentially wasting up to an estimated 445...
Unused prescription medicines cost the NHS £300 million every year – 40% of Brits admit to binning them
April 25, 2016

Popping pills, doing drugs: the nurse’s drug round

Drugs to alleviate symptoms; drugs to prolong life; drugs to counteract side effects of other drugs. Doctors’ prescribing powers in the face of illness have...
Popping pills, doing drugs: the nurse’s drug round

Most Popular

Amputated, bruised and crushed fingers: What to do

What US Cities Have the Highest Drug Use?

Why we really love murder mysteries

New consensus to tackle postcode lottery in cancer care

Eyes could unlock personalised pain relief with virtual reality 

The Hippocratic Post

Most Popular

  • Top medical stories of 2017
  • Most popular medical stories of 2018
  • Most popular medical stories of 2019
  • Most popular medical stories of 2020
  • Top medical stories of 2021
  • Most read medical stories of 2022
  • Top medical stories of 2023
  • Most popular medical stories 2024
  • Medical stories that shaped 2025

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Support Us
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
vuelio-logo
clinque-logo
donate-logo
Built by sumobaby
© The Hippocratic Post 2026