Mike Butt, managing director at Lec Medical discusses the importance of temperature stability in clinical environments to prevent drug wastage.
Drug wastage
Pharmaceutical waste is a universally accepted problem within the NHS and, while there are many contributing factors to the problem, the safe storage of temperature sensitive products remains one of the most important – but one which is sometimes overlooked.
The safe storage of medicines in hospitals and pharmacies is paramount to reducing waste and costs for the NHS. The rising price of medicines is a major focus for a healthcare sector that is struggling with financial challenges. The most recent figures from NHS Digital report that NHS spending on medicines rose from around £12bn to £18.2bn in the seven years up to 2017/18. So why is storage so important?