POLICE are warning people to be cautious after a quantity of prescription medication was lost in Prescot on Monday (February 27).

It is thought the medication was lost in the Cables retail park area.

The medication consists of:

Morphine 300ml

Morphine – 28 x 30mg tablets

Diazepam 28 x 5mg tablets

Pregabalin 10+ x 100mg tablets

Zopliclone 14 v 2.75mg tablets

Members of the public are reminded that taking medication that is not prescribed for them can be dangerous and can even prove fatal.

Anyone who finds this medication is asked to hand it into their nearest police station, pharmacy or contact 101.