Green and Sustainable Pharmacy

Abstract

General Aspects.- Why Green and Sustainable Pharmacy?.- Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Moving from a Problem to a Solution.- Pharmaceuticals in Society.- Green(er) Pharmacy.- Creating a Sustainability Culture - A (Human Resources) Management Perspective for Sustainable Pharmacy.- Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Pharmaceutical Usage: Linkages Between Healthcare Practices and the Environment.- Development, Synthesis and Production and Distribution of Pharmaceuticals.- Ecopharmacostewardship - A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective.- Protein and Peptide Therapeuticals: An Example of Benign by Nature Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.- Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering.- Use and Disposal of Pharmaceuticals.- Options for a More Environmentally Friendly Handling of Pharmaceuticals.- Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste in Households - A European Survey.- Pharmaceutical Waste: The Patient Role.- Forecast of Pharmaceutical Consumption in the Netherlands Using Demographic Projections.- Emission Management.- Point Sources of Human Pharmaceuticals into the Aquatic Environment.- Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: An Integrated Strategy for Reducing the Contamination of Water Bodies.- Experiences with the Swedish Environmental Classification Scheme.- Incentives, Regulation and the Market.- European Regulations.- Regulation and the Market-Incentives.- Do Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Present an Investment Risk?.- Outlook.- Sustainable Health Products and Service Solutions in the Year 2050.- Summary and Outlook.