title: Medication reviews are best for minimising waste.
abstract: Most patients are responsible on an ongoing basis for ordering their own medicines, sometimes with help from family and carers. Ordering a 28-day supply is the norm in today's NHS - a practice that has been encouraged to ensure medicines are not wasted or over-ordered.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs