Tackling Pharmaceutical Pollution Along the Product Lifecycle: Roles and Responsibilities for Producers, Regulators and Prescribers

Pharmaceuticals produce considerable environmental harm. The industry’s resource-intensive nature, coupled with high energy costs for manufacturing and transportation, contribute to the “upstream” harms from greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem pollution, while factors such as overprescription, ov...

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Main Authors: Gillian Parker, Fiona A. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Pharmacy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/12/6/173