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Working group set up to cut climate change impact of asthma inhalers

A national working group has been set up to reduce the climate change impact of asthma inhalers and help meet carbon emissions targets laid out in the ‘NHS Long Term Plan’.…

Published: 5 June 2019

Feature

Should pharmacists be allowed to reuse medicines?

Medicines reuse schemes successfully operate in the United States and Greece, reducing medicines waste and environmental pollution, as well as saving money and providing drugs to thousands of people who could not otherwise afford them. Is there a demand for such a scheme in the UK, and would it be f…

Published: 5 July 2018

Opinion

Will pharmacies ever go ‘zero waste’?

Pharmacists can start discussions on new packaging methods to reduce the amount of waste pharmacy sends to landfill, says preregistration trainee Emily Cooper.…

Published: 12 June 2018

Opinion

Air pollution: why we need to act now for public health

The evidence that air pollution is contributing to the ill health of the population continues to grow. Action must be taken now, writes Lois Holliday.…

Published: 11 September 2017

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UK air pollution deaths are ‘public health crisis’

People in the UK are more likely to die from air pollution than many other countries in Europe as well as the US, Brazil and Mexico, according to figures from the World Health Organization.…

Published: 22 May 2017

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Vitamin B may help reduce impact of air pollution on health

Taking vitamin B may help lower the impact of air pollution on health by reducing its adverse effect on DNA methylation, a mechanism used by cells to control gene expression, according to new research.…

Published: 21 March 2017

Opinion

How the pharmaceutical industry is contributing to antimicrobial resistance

Through poor practices, the pharmaceutical industry is adding to the problem of antimicrobial resistance instead of helping to solve it.…

Published: 11 March 2015

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IPCC report calls for action to limit health impacts of climate change

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms — with 95% certainty — that human influence on the climate is growing.…

Published: 11 November 2014

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Efforts to counter climate change-related health risks need to be put centre stage, says WHO

President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim calls for action on climate change, saying most serious impacts will be on public health.…

Published: 5 September 2014

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WHO calls on health sector to promote policies that will reduce climate change

The health sector needs to act quickly and assertively to promote policies that will reduce climate change and its consequences, says the World Health Organization.…

Published: 4 September 2014