Pharmaceuticals used in healthcare provide huge health and economic benefits to society, but are now found extensively as pollutants across global waterways.
Pharmaceuticals used in healthcare provide huge health and economic benefits to society, but are now found extensively as pollutants across global waterways.
A new paper published in Lancet Planetary Health and co-authored by experts from across the pharmaceutical, healthcare and environmental sectors, offers a comprehensive roadmap to support future national strategies aimed at reducing the public and environmental risks of this pharmaceutical pollution.
With rising levels of pharmaceutical supply and use around the world, there are growing international calls for action to reduce the risks associated with pharmaceutical pollution. The new paper shows that the way we currently supply, use and dispose of pharmaceuticals is unsustainable and needs to change to protect the long-term future of our healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Despite efforts to make this change across multiple sectors, progress remains very limited.
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