environment
Sustaining changes: making deprescribing stick
Sustainability in deprescribing is about more than the environment – it’s about whether changes made to a medicines regimen can be maintained, one expert says For Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s MedsAware …
‘I take so many pills, I rattle when I walk!’
It’s now a common line among patients and pharmacists, but hearing the phrase over and over again set one leading pharmacist on the path to researching deprescribing For Advanced Pharmacy …
Healthcare emissions could triple by 2025
Australia is a high producer of health-related greenhouse gas emissions – how can pharmacists help? “Empowering safe and sustainable use of medicines” is the theme for this year’s MedsAware Deprescribing …
A wave of positive change
Reducing unnecessary medicines creates a “ripple effect” which can positively impact not only patients, but the environment, says one leading pharmacist Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2025 (10-16 March), the AJP …
Sustainability key for new specialty practice group
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has created its 33rd specialty practice group (SPG), which will aim to examine and reduce the environmental impact of health care through hospital pharmacy practice Announced …
Antibiotic stewardship down the drain: study
More than 60% of pharmacists recommended throwing leftover antibiotic syrup down the sink, an investigation into unwanted medicines recommendations has found A team of researchers looked into what pharmacists in …
Greener asthma choice update
Good asthma control and more environmentally friendly choices don’t have to be mutually exclusive, say asthma experts The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released new information in time for …
Facing the future
Take part in a survey of pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to climate change and environmental sustainability You are invited to participate in a research study seeking to better …
Blister pack recycling program takes off
Blooms The Chemist has announced a new partnership with recycling specialist Pharmacycle The initiative, launched to coincide with National Recycling Week, means that people can drop their used blister packs …
‘It’s time to look at what we can do better, and how.’
How can pharmacists help reduce the environmental impacts of health care? A team of pharmacists and pharmacy students from Monash University and the United States have collaborated to highlight the …
‘Pharmacists can and should play a role.’
The majority of our readers believe climate change is happening and closely linked to health – but why do only half believe pharmacists have a crucial role to play? AJP …
Big Pharma emits more greenhouse gases than the automotive industry
Just how much pollution does the pharmaceutical industry generate? asks Lotfi Belkhir, McMaster University Rarely does mention of the pharmaceutical industry conjure up images of smoke stacks, pollution and environmental …