An exploration of the environmental impacts of sip feeds in the care home setting and a call to action to reduce unnecessary use and for manufacturers to take responsibility for packaging waste.
Resource author(s)
Lam, A., Chukwuma, N. C., Hampson, N
Resource publishing organisation(s) or journal
The Pharmaceutical Journal
Resource publication date
January 2026
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Thank you for bringing this to light. The other issue is with the inability of pharmacies to take back unused cartons of nutritional / supplement drinks. If one drink is tried and then (as you have commented) the individual decides not to take them, one is left in the community with a pallet of unused drinks. I have tried to return them to pharmacy but they are not allowed to accept them back.
It is the same with medications - 3 months worth of antibiotics (for acne) but then the antibiotics were changed to another, the patient is left with packets of useable/ unopened/ in date antibiotics.
Pharmacy needs to lead on getting this issue looked into. The waste -financial/ environmental is unacceptable and untenable.
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