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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

Feature

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

Opinion

How switching a handful of patients’ inhalers saved nearly 5,000kgCO2e

While switching inhalers may not be for everyone, reviewing patients who may benefit from a lower carbon device could have an enormous impact.…

Published: 14 March 2022

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NHS yet to introduce plans for zero emission ambulances despite COP26 pledge

Exclusive: The only fully electric ambulance has been used by the West Midlands Ambulance Service since October 2020.…

Published: 3 March 2022

Feature

How will the NHS get to ‘net zero’?

Six ways the NHS is planning to reduce its carbon emissions, with analysis of draft green plans from NHS trusts.…

Published: 3 March 2022

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RPS joins health alliance on climate change

The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change calls for all health services to become net zero as soon as possible and before 2040.…

Published: 24 February 2022

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‘Harmful’ levels of pharmaceuticals found in quarter of samples taken from world’s rivers

Unsafe concentrations of at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient were found at a quarter of 1,052 sampling sites across hundreds of rivers.…

Published: 15 February 2022

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Some patients switched to ‘greener’ inhalers without consultation, say experts

Exclusive: Experts warn that non-consented inhaler switches pose risks to patients' health and advise physicians to carry out individual inhaler checks to avoid this.…

Published: 14 February 2022

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Switches to dry powder inhalers could halve carbon footprint, study results suggest

Patients switched to a dry powder inhaler produced 132kg less annual carbon dioxide equivalent than those using metred-dose inhalers, and had better asthma control.…

Published: 7 February 2022