environment
Sustainability key for new specialty practice group
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has created its 33rd specialty practice group (SPG), which will aim to examine and reduce the environmental impact of health care through hospital pharmacy practice Announced …
Antibiotic stewardship down the drain: study
More than 60% of pharmacists recommended throwing leftover antibiotic syrup down the sink, an investigation into unwanted medicines recommendations has found A team of researchers looked into what pharmacists in …
Greener asthma choice update
Good asthma control and more environmentally friendly choices don’t have to be mutually exclusive, say asthma experts The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released new information in time for …
Facing the future
Take part in a survey of pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to climate change and environmental sustainability You are invited to participate in a research study seeking to better …
Blister pack recycling program takes off
Blooms The Chemist has announced a new partnership with recycling specialist Pharmacycle The initiative, launched to coincide with National Recycling Week, means that people can drop their used blister packs …
‘It’s time to look at what we can do better, and how.’
How can pharmacists help reduce the environmental impacts of health care? A team of pharmacists and pharmacy students from Monash University and the United States have collaborated to highlight the …
‘Pharmacists can and should play a role.’
The majority of our readers believe climate change is happening and closely linked to health – but why do only half believe pharmacists have a crucial role to play? AJP …
Big Pharma emits more greenhouse gases than the automotive industry
Just how much pollution does the pharmaceutical industry generate? asks Lotfi Belkhir, McMaster University Rarely does mention of the pharmaceutical industry conjure up images of smoke stacks, pollution and environmental …
The human factor
There is growing concern over the level of antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals in the environment. Sheshtyn Paola investigates how this can lead to the spread of antimicrobial resistance In the …
Getting with the program: pharmacy and the environment
It’s one of the greatest issues of our time, but if you look around the pharmacy landscape, environmental issues hardly rate a mention. However, a dedicated band of pharmacists are …
Taking a stand
Should pharmacy adopt a stronger position on environmental issues? AJP editor Chris Brooker argues that the time is right for pharmacy to take a stand Recent weeks have seen a …
Pharmacy and the environment
Should pharmacists have a bigger role to play in sustainability and the protection of the environment? From medicines waste disposal to the health impacts of climate change, environmental issues go …