POLICE are asking people to be on guard after a quantity of prescription medicine was lost on Monday (March 17).

Ninety tablets in total including Olanzapine, Procyclidine and Pregabalin were in a bag which is believed to have gone missing close to Higher Parr Street in Fingerpost.

People are reminded that taking medication which isn’t personally prescribed can be dangerous and even fatal.

Anyone who finds this medication is asked to hand it in to a local pharmacy or any police station.