Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰

Many doctors are taking steps to reduce their personal carbon footprints, but few know how to tackle the high environmental impact of the care they provide at work. In particular, many are unaware of the wider impacts of medications we prescribe. Health and care services produce around 5% of the Uni...

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Autores principales:	Amelia Cussans, Guy Harvey, Terry Kemple, Mike Tomson
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Pharmaceuticals Drugs Medications Pollution Climate change Pharmaceutical life cycle Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6452a8bcc536462396e0fa6bb6c58574
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6452a8bcc536462396e0fa6bb6c585742021-11-18T04:54:17ZInterventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰2667-278210.1016/j.joclim.2021.100079https://doaj.org/article/6452a8bcc536462396e0fa6bb6c585742021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000766https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2782Many doctors are taking steps to reduce their personal carbon footprints, but few know how to tackle the high environmental impact of the care they provide at work. In particular, many are unaware of the wider impacts of medications we prescribe. Health and care services produce around 5% of the United Kingdom's total CO2 and the largest part of this comes from its supply chain - medicines and equipment. In addition to carrying a significant carbon footprint, pharmaceuticals have wide-ranging environmental impacts. Effluents from production and usage have been shown to have a damaging effect on wildlife and contribute to antimicrobial resistance. This article examines the ways in which healthcare professionals can intervene to reduce pharmaceutical pollution.Amelia CussansGuy HarveyTerry KempleMike TomsonElsevierarticlePharmaceuticalsDrugsMedicationsPollutionClimate changePharmaceutical life cyclePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENThe Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100079- (2021)
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description	Many doctors are taking steps to reduce their personal carbon footprints, but few know how to tackle the high environmental impact of the care they provide at work. In particular, many are unaware of the wider impacts of medications we prescribe. Health and care services produce around 5% of the United Kingdom's total CO2 and the largest part of this comes from its supply chain - medicines and equipment. In addition to carrying a significant carbon footprint, pharmaceuticals have wide-ranging environmental impacts. Effluents from production and usage have been shown to have a damaging effect on wildlife and contribute to antimicrobial resistance. This article examines the ways in which healthcare professionals can intervene to reduce pharmaceutical pollution.
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title	Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰
title_short	Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰
title_full	Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰
title_fullStr	Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰
title_full_unstemmed	Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰
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Interventions to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Medicines: A UK perspective✰

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