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Pharmacies able to apply for environmentally sustainable awards

Contractors are invited to choose from more than 50 sustainable actions, for which they will be awarded Bronze, Silver or Gold status depending on how many they complete.…

Published: 13 June 2022

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Metered-dose inhaler classed as ‘carbon neutral’ through offsetting

Lupin Healthcare, which manufactures the Luforbec inhaler, offsets the total emissions produced from production, use and disposal of the inhaler, making it carbon neutral.…

Published: 25 May 2022

Opinion

Creating momentum for climate action — start with a story

By developing the #GreenerTeam, Nuala Hampson has been able to rally support from colleagues and drive change in reducing the environmental impact at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education.…

Published: 9 May 2022

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Environmentally sustainable prescribing should be core part of education, say healthcare leaders

Delegates at a session during the NHS Education for Scotland annual conference unanimously agreed that healthcare leaders should do more to support sustainable prescribing and medicines use.…

Published: 6 May 2022

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Welsh government announces £2.4m in decarbonisation grants

Health boards and NHS organisations in Wales have until 9 June 2022 to apply for the funding.…

Published: 5 May 2022

Feature

Greening the pharmacy shelves: reducing the environmental impact of medicines manufacture

The processes and chemicals used in medicines manufacture are often toxic, expensive and produce a lot of waste, which poses a threat to the environment. But there are signs that the pharmaceutical industry is moving in the right direction when it comes to green chemistry.…

Published: 28 April 2022

Opinion

Substance use and the environment: time for pharmacy to step up

Pharmacy has the ability to better support people who use substances, while simultaneously acting sustainably.…

Published: 4 April 2022

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RPS shifts 80% of investments away from fossil fuels

Rick Russell, director of operations at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said the Society plans to move the remaining 20% of its investments into a fund exclusive of fossil fuels.…

Published: 24 March 2022

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Pandemic plus? The antibiotic resistance lurking in our rivers

With evidence suggesting that UK rivers harbour antibiotic-resistant bacteria, we talk to experts about what should be done to tackle this problem…

Published: 24 March 2022

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One in five drugs approved by EMA in 2021 lacked full environmental risk data

Exclusive: Analysis of European Medicines data has revealed that 17 marketing authorisations were approved in 2021 despite being submitted with insufficient environmental risk data.…

Published: 21 March 2022