I don’t want anyone to get into trouble what do I do?

Take them back. Staff may be suspected of stealing them; that won’t be nice.

It's happened to me and I just didn't order it for a while.

They told me if I brought them back they would just dispose of them, which I thought was wasteful.

I wouldn't take them back as they can't be reused. I'd phone them and see what they say. It will help them to know that you got too many as their stock will be lower than their records and this may cause them more bother in an audit.

I think you do need to raise it because codeine is a drug that people can become addicted to. Now whilst you know that you aren't , if this had been given out to a different person it could actually be quite dangerous.
I absolutely understand how mistakes happen ( was a Nurse for 35 years myself) but it does need to be incident reported. As others have said it's a serious mistake and they need to be taking more care.

If you know you won't abuse them or increase your tolerance by them being accessible then you can just use them normally and not get a new script till they're finished. Otherwise they will literally have to be thrown away.

Mistakes do happen. You can call the pharmacist and tell them. They won't get in trouble necessarily.

Don’t return them but dotell them, they need to know that their system needs sharpening up.

Many years ago I had a frantic call from a Boots pharmacist because she had given me tablets of 10 times the dose I should take. They were on the side of my plate ready to be eaten after I had had my meal. A nurse at the hospital later told me that somebody had died from a similar mistake.

This sort of thing is really serious. In most organisations, being open about mistakes is essential in order to prevent disasters in the future.

Keep them and use them up. If you take them back, they get destroyed not repurposed and that's a disgusting waste of money in my opinion.

I think they just destroy the returned medication, so perhaps just tell them, possibly your gp too, so you won’t need a repeat prescription for a long longer period than usual

B. It is not trying to snitch or any other immature thing but it might help them take precautions to not do it again

Regardless it was not your fault but the rightt thing to do is report it, it is simple to me I would not hesitate for a second

just take them back. I was given too much of a controlled drug once. I was in the habit of checking quickly so I dropped back into the pharmacy. The pharmacist was very apologetic and also very grateful that I’d come back so quickly.

You're getting some terrible advice in here but it's because people are presumably not aware of how tightly controlled and monitored drugs like these are. You absolutely have to inform them, this should not be a question.

You say these are a lifeline to you … I think it would be nice to have some extra, just in case. But that’s just me wanting to be over cautious because I’ve had a mess happen with prescriptions, and have had to go a week without something I have to take every day.

but maybe phone them

I would let them know there has been a mistake. I’ve had mistakes happen at the chemist too. It’s not a big deal, people are human and these things happen.

Exactly the same happened to me the other week with Melatonin (so granted not so bad). I’d been prescribed 10x3mg and someone gave me the whole unopened 30x3mg box. Tbh I’ve just kept it and said nothing. I’d probably take the same approach with the painkillers you’ve been prescribed - personally.

I’m not sure why you are concerned about someone getting into trouble. Someone had made a huge error which cannot be afforded when it comes to dispensing prescription medication. It absolutely needs to be raised.

I would just keep them tbh. I don’t think anything good comes of them just being binned.

Have they given you double the amount to cover the Christmas period as well. This is what my surgery does.

If they were sealed boxes then the mistake is at the manufacturer side.

Let the pharmacy know.

We have this but in reverse, the sealed box was actually empty when we opened it up. Pharmacy said it happens and replaced it

Phone and tell them and also ask them to write your name on the box and store them ready for your future usage, rather than destroying them.

I'm torn, I would usually always have said take them back. I previously had strong sleeping tablets prescribed, but when I opened my box it was a completely incorrect drug with a similar name, but one which would be available over the counter. I was made to feel like I was lying and drug seeking. I appreciate your situation is different in that you can show you have more, but I'd be more inclined to just keep them and then not order for a while. They will otherwise destroy them when you return them.

Depends on the manager. I locum so cover lots of different stores, there are plenty of managers I've come across who would think that way towards their staff. Some may not even notice the stock is missing and never will as they are that crap at keeping on top of inventory and just don't care.
I've worked in a Lloyds before where I found over 1500ml of methadone had gone missing sometime in a 3 month period, which is about as serious as it can get, no one noticed.

Gosh, I had no idea.

They'll be binned at the pharmacy. I'd tell them and cease ordering prescriptions until you're running out. @b0mbayb1cycleclub

The phaacist is paid to service the prescription. Giving too much media will cost them dearly.

Tell them.

This is actually a grave error on their part so they need to review how it happened. Not a legal matter but imagine if they're over prescribing controlled drugs....

I would keep it and use it because they have to dispose of it even if you return it