Thérèse Coffey criticised for giving leftover antibiotics to a friend

Thérèse Coffey criticised for giving leftover antibiotics to a friend Doctors have rounded on the health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, after she admitted to sharing prescription medicines with others, actions the British Medical Association described as both dangerous and against the law.

Coffey told civil servants in a meeting last month that she had given leftover antibiotics to a poorly friend, an admission that came as the discussion on how to alleviate pressures on struggling GPs moved on to public behaviour around antibiotics. The Guardian 

See also:

• Health Secretary Therese Coffey admits to illegally sharing antibiotics with friends and family as she faces backlash over plan for pharmacies to offer the medicines without prescriptions The Daily Mail
• Thérèse Coffey's 'nuts' plan for antibiotic prescription without GP okay makes drugs less effective The Daily Mail