Medication Environmental Impact
Cross-source consensus on Medication Environmental Impact from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- Medication contributes to environmental burden across extraction, production, packaging, distribution, use, and disposal. — Advancing sustainable medication use in healthcare: a Delphi study on (de)prescribing interventions
- Healthcare accounts for a substantial share of global greenhouse gas emissions. — Advancing sustainable medication use in healthcare: a Delphi study on (de)prescribing interventions
- Medication residues can threaten aquatic life and drinking water quality after use or improper disposal. — Advancing sustainable medication use in healthcare: a Delphi study on (de)prescribing interventions
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing has environmental costs through energy use, emissions, supply chains, and packaging. — Advancing sustainable medication use in healthcare: a Delphi study on (de)prescribing interventions
- Evidence quantifying the environmental impact of prescribing and deprescribing remains limited. — Advancing sustainable medication use in healthcare: a Delphi study on (de)prescribing interventions