Green and sustainable pharmacy
By: Klaus Kümmerer, Maximilian Hempel, editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783642051982; 9783642051999
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Preparations; Green Chemistry Technology; Arzneimittel; Green products; Drugs; Drug development; Environmental aspects; Drug Design; Umweltbelastung; Design; Adverse effects
Other titles: Green & sustainable pharmacy
Description: Within recent years pharmaceuticals have come into focus as contaminants of the environment (see for example Kümmerer, K. editor: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment). At the same time the issue of sustainable chemistry gained momentum. Bringing both together would result in sustainable pharmacy. Sustainable pharmacy is a totally new issue and approach. It addresses environmental, economical and social aspects of pharmacy. In the present stage the focus will be on environmental issues along the whole lifecycle of a pharmaceutical entity. That is dealing with resources and energy input but also with waste issues for example during the synthesis and production of an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Furthermore, it would also look on the compounds themselves and will aim to improve the degradability of the compounds after their use in the environment to reduce the environmental risk caused by pharmaceuticals in the environment. Another issue is the people using pharmaceuticals such as pharmacists, medical doctors and patients. How can they contribute to more efficient use of pharmaceuticals with less environmental burden and less risk for drinking water. The book "Sustainable Pharmacy" will address all these issues and will be the first one dealing with this important topic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why Green and Sustainable Pharmacy? / Klaus Kümmerer; title: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Moving from a Problem to a Solution / John P. Sumpter; title: Pharmaceuticals in Society / David J. Triggle; title: Green(er) Pharmacy / James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Louise Summerton; title: Creating a Sustainability Culture - A (Human Resources) Management Perspective for Sustainable Pharmacy / Michael Läufer; title: Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Pharmaceutical Usage: Linkages Between Healthcare Practices and the Environment / Christian G. Daughton, Ilene S. Ruhoy; title: Ecopharmacostewardship - A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective / David Taylor; title: Protein and Peptide Therapeuticals: An Example of "Benign by Nature" Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients / Jürg Oliver Straub; title: Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering / Klaus Kümmerer; title: Options for a More Environmentally Friendly Handling of Pharmaceuticals / Konrad Götz, Jutta Deffner; title: Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste in Households: A European Survey / Gerald Vollmer; title: Pharmaceutical Waste: The Patient Role / Staffan Castensson, Anders Ekedahl; title: Forecast of Pharmaceutical Consumption in the Netherlands Using Demographic Projections / Monique van der Aa, Geertjan Kommer; title: Point Sources of Human Pharmaceuticals into the Aquatic Environment / Kevin V. Thomas, Katherine H. Langford; title: Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: An Integrated Strategy for Reducing the Contamination of Water Bodies / Florian Keil; title: Experiences with the Swedish Environmental Classification Scheme / Åke Wennmalm, Bo Gunnarsson; title: European Regulations / Eleftheria Kampa, Thomas Dworak, Cornelius Laaser, Rodrigo Vidaurre; title: Regulation and the Market-Incentives / Benoît Roig, Evelyne Touraud; title: Do Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Present an Investment Risk? / Andreas Holzer; title: Sustainable Health Products and Service Solutions in the Year 2050 / Ludwig Metz, Klaus Kümmerer; title: Summary and Outlook / Klaus Kümmerer, Maximilian Hempel, Hans-Christian Schaefer, Florian Keil.