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Pharmacists Say England Wastes Medicine

curiousAugust 8, 2026·89 words·1 min read
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This is a A1 (beginner) English article about pharmacists say england wastes medicine. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Pharmacists Say England Wastes Medicine
England throws away a lot of medicine. Pharmacists say people do not use all their medicine. Last year the waste was 3,400 tonnes.
The NHS is the health service in England. The waste costs it a lot of money. A pharmacy can not take the medicine back. Then the medicine must be destroyed in a special way.
Pharmacists ask people to order less medicine. They want people to order only what they need. They also want doctors to check medicine more often. They say this money can help sick people.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a shop that sells medicine
n.
something you take when you are sick
n.
to throw away something good
n.
a weight of one thousand kilos
n.
the system that gives people doctors and medicine
v.
to break something so it is gone
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

pharmacyn.

a shop that sells medicine

hiệu thuốcfarmácia薬局eczanefarmaciaaptekaصيدليةapotheekаптека药房약국
medicinen.

something you take when you are sick

thuốcremédio薬ilaçmedicamentolekدواءmedicijnлекарство药品약
wasten.

to throw away something good

lãng phídesperdiçar無駄にするisraf etmekdesperdiciarmarnowaćيهدرverspillenтратить впустую浪费낭비하다
tonnen.

a weight of one thousand kilos

tấntoneladasトンtontoneladastonyأطنانtonтонны吨톤
health servicen.

the system that gives people doctors and medicine

dịch vụ y tếserviço de saúde医療サービスsağlık hizmetiservicio de saludsłużba zdrowiaالخدمة الصحيةgezondheidsdienstслужба здравоохранения医疗服务体系보건 서비스
destroyv.

to break something so it is gone

tiêu hủydestruir廃棄する、処分するimha etmekdestruirzniszczyćيُتلفvernietigenуничтожать销毁폐기하다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

People threw away 3,400 tonnes of medicine last year.

2

Pharmacists want people to order more medicine.

3

A pharmacy can take old medicine back.

4

The money can help people who are ill.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What must happen to the medicine that people do not use?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Who do pharmacists want to check medicine more often?

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