脱碳药物处方和使用实践的挑战:呼吁采取行动
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
|December 14, 2023
概括
医疗保健通过药物温室气体 (GHG) 排放和废物为气候变化做出贡献. 本评论探讨了减少药物的环境影响的挑战和策略.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 气候变化科学 气候变化科学
- 制药科学 制药科学
背景情况:
- 气候变化显著影响健康决定因素.
- 包括制药在内的医疗保健行业是温室气体 (GHG) 排放和浪费的主要贡献者.
- 医疗保健专业人员可能缺乏对药物的环境影响的认识.
研究的目的:
- 确定解决药物对气候影响的挑战.
- 探索减少温室气体排放和药物使用浪费的战略.
- 提高医疗保健专业人员对药品环境可持续性的认识.
主要方法:
- 评论和文学评论. 评论和文学评论.
- 对制药供应链环境足迹的分析.
- 识别知识缺口和潜在的干预措施.
主要成果:
- 医疗保健部门对温室气体排放和浪费的贡献很大.
- 医疗保健专业人员对与药物相关的环境影响缺乏认识.
- 现有的挑战阻碍了可持续实践的实施.
结论:
- 识别和减少药物的气候变化影响至关重要.
- 需要战略来将环境考虑纳入制药实践.
- 提高教育和意识对于医疗保健专业人员来减轻气候变化影响至关重要.
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