在日本,朝着环保药品的发展迈进
Kei Nagai1,2
1Department of Nephrology, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
JMA journal
|November 9, 2023
概括
日本制药公司正在通过各种策略减少温室气体 (GHG) 排放. 支持这些环保实践对于医疗保健行业的可持续增长至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 制药科学 制药科学
背景情况:
- 包括制药制造在内的医疗保健活动对温室气体 (GHG) 排放有很大贡献.
- 在日本,医疗保健部门约占总温室气体排放量的5%,其中制药产品占比很大.
- 药品制造中的温室气体排放被分为范围1 (直接),范围2 (能源间接) 和范围3 (供应链间接).
研究的目的:
- 检查日本制药公司在减少温室气体排放方面的努力.
- 突出制药行业内企业可持续性举措的重要性.
- 鼓励包括医疗保健提供者和消费者在内的利益相关者参与促进环保药品.
主要方法:
- 在制药生产中分析温室气体排放范围 (1,2,和3).
- 审查日本制药公司采用的可持续性战略.
- 企业环境绩效和认证的评估 (例如,碳披露项目).
主要成果:
- 日本制药公司正在积极追求减少温室气体排放的目标,其中许多公司在可持续性方面在全球取得了很高的排名.
- 常见的战略包括设施整合,可再生能源的采用,环保物流,简化包装和供应链优化.
- 尽管排放目标很高,但由于公司之间的运营差异,存在差异.
结论:
- 消费者和医疗保健提供者的支持对于制药公司环境保护工作的成功至关重要.
- 市场机制,如对环境影响较小的药物处方,可以推动可持续制药的发展.
- 临床医生在承认企业的环境管理和促进可持续的制药行业方面发挥着关键作用.
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