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Freedom of information requests

FOI 2874 2022/23

NHS Drug Expiry Costs

Published 28 September 2023

NHS Drug Expiry Costs

Questions

What is the total value of drugs that have been disposed of due to going past their expiry date, for each of the following years: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22

Response

Please note – this response covers four hospitals.

QE = Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

HGS = Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals

 

This is an information request relating to the cost of drugs going out of date.

 Please include the following information

 

 

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

QE Expired Products

130,026

589,568

585,415

HGS Expired Products

364,775

 

304,290

 

180,617