Prescription tablets lost by an elderly man could be dangerous if swallowed by children, police have warned.

The tablets were lost on Friday in the area of Nevendon Road shops in Wickford just before 8am.

Police were alerted by the man who collected the tablets from Basildon Hospital the day before.

The package includes one pack containing 100 1mg tablets of Warfarin Sodium - an anti-coagulant, one pack containing 100 5mg tablets of Warfarin Sodium, one pack of 100 3mg tablets of Warfarin Sodium, two packs of 28 tablets containing the sleeping tablet Zopiclone and one 28 tablet pack of anti-psychotic drug Olanzapine.

Contact police on 01268 532212.

Published Monday, June 23, 2003

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