POLICE are appealing for the public to be cautious after medication was lost on a bus travelling between Burtonwood and St Helens.

It is believed that the medication was lost on the 352 bus at around 4pm on Thursday, December 1, but it was not reported to police until yesterday Friday, December 2.

The medication comprises of 22 packets of 200mg Disulfiram tablets in a small plastic container.

These tablets should not be taken under any circumstances unless prescribed, and can produce severe side-effects when taken with alcohol.

Officers are warning people that any medication which hasn’t been prescribed for them can be dangerous and, in some circumstances, can prove fatal.

Anyone who finds any of the medication should immediately hand it in to any pharmacy or police station or call officers on the 101 number.