Pharmacy Sustainability Network

A special edition of our Medicines Information Northern Ireland (MINI) focusing on sustainability in healthcare.

A UK policy paper, focusing on the issue of pharmaceuticals in the environment, calling for 'eco-directed and sustainable pharmaceutical prescribing' as one of the many solutions to reduce…

Poster and abstract describing a study to determine patient medicine disposal habits according to: - Medicine formulation e.g. tablets/capsules, liquids - Medication source e.g. Hospital, GP,…

Title: Tackling pharmacy's reliance on single use plastic Summary: Aim of the project: To reduce plastic consumption/waste…

Dear all, Sharing in case of use, the UHD guideline for managing medicines stock in a heatwave. This incorporates SPS guidance and pharmacokinetic data. We hope to have produced a pragmatic guide…

Title: How Ealing Borough Primary Care Team embedded sustainability in primary care. Summary: Aim of the project: To inspire GP…

The UK- basedSustainability in Pharmacy Education Group has developed a document which mapsenvironmental sustainability to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) learning outcomes for the initial…

The June edition of the Pharmacy Declares newsletter You can find out more about Pharmacy Declares here

Some great teaching resources here from Canada on reducing the environmental impacts of prescribing, including a case vignette, key facts about environmental impacts of prescribing, plus a webinar and…

This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.