Police issue warning after a patient in Edinburgh loses ‘very dangerous’ medication

The lost medication includes a 250ml bottle of Oramorph, which is a form of liquid morphine, and a Fentanyl patch, an opioid used as a pain medication as well as recreationally.

Both items have been described by medical professionals as “very dangerous” to people who have not been prescribed them for medical reasons.

Police in Haddington have asked anyone who comes across the medication to contact police via 101 quoting incident number 3055 of February 14, 2021.

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