SLEEPING tablets and anti-anxiety medication have been stolen from a pharmacy.
Police are warning members of the public that taking medication not prescribed for them can be 'extremely harmful' after the robbery on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
Anti-anxiety medication Pregablin and sleeping tablet Zopiclone were stolen at about 7am on Thursday, October 11.
Two men are believed to have forced entry to Pharmacy Express.
One was believed to have been bearded and wearing a balaclava and tracksuit bottoms with a white stripe half way down the leg.
The men were carrying a black and white Puma bag.
Anyone who may come across the stolen medication is being reminded by police that taking tablets when not prescribed can be extremely harmful.
Anyone who comes across medication in the street is asked to return it to the nearest pharmacy or local police station.
Information regarding the burglary can be passed to Detective Constable John Smith on the non-emergency number 101, quoting event number 187261.
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