Prescribing green: reducing our carbon footprint

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Journal of Prescribing PracticeVol. 1, No. 5 News AnalysisPrescribing green: reducing our carbon footprintAysha MendesAysha MendesFreelance Journalist, specialising in healthcare and psychologySearch for more papers by this authorAysha MendesPublished Online:8 May 2019https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2019.1.5.220AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References American Chemical Society. Greener drugs: benign by design strategies. 2011. https://tinyurl.com/y5c2lpsk (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarCardiff University. People outside the UK ‘more environmentally friendly’. Cardiff Wales: Cardiff University; 2017 Google ScholarCharlesworth M, Swinton F. Anaesthetic gases, climate change, and sustainable practice. Lancet Planet Health. 2017;1(6):216–217 Google ScholarKümmerer K, al-Ahmad A, Bertram B, Wiessler M. Biodegradability of antineoplastic compounds in screening tests: influence of glucosidation and of stereochemistry. Chemosphere. 2000;40:767–773 Google ScholarMendes A. From surviving to thriving: the ‘Goldilocks approach’ to prescribing. Nurs Presc. 2018;16(12):578–579 Abstract, Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Patient decision aid: inhalers for asthma. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/y2ee7gws (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarNHS. The NHS Long Term Plan. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/ydh7y999 (accessed 17 April 2019) Google ScholarNHS Digital. Core carbon footprint of NHS trusts and foundation trusts—emissions per full time equivalent. 2018. https://tinyurl.com/y6c9evnz (accessed 17 April 2019) Google ScholarPharmaceutical technology. Green pharma: the growing demand for environmentally friendly drugs2017. https://tinyurl.com/y4rqfcdg (accessed 17 April 2019) Google ScholarRobinson J. NICE publishes patient decision aid to help patients choose greener asthma inhalers. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/y32m3qur (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarRyan S, Nielsen C. Global warming potential of inhaled anaesthetics: application to clinical use. Anesthes Analges. 2010; 111(1):92–98. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e058d7 Google ScholarScudellari M. Drugging the environment. 2015. https://www.the-scientist.com/features/drugging-the-environment-35077 (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarSustainable Development Unit. NHS carbon footprint. 2019. https://www.sduhealth.org.uk/policy-strategy/reporting/nhs-carbon-footprint.aspx (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarThe King's Fund. Sustainable services: Future trends. 2019. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/time-think-differently/trends-sustainable-services (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarTuhus-Dubrow R. The little green pill. 2011. https://slate.com/technology/2011/01/how-can-we-make-pharmaceutical-drugs-less-toxic-to-the-environment.html (accessed 16 April 2019) Google ScholarUS Environmental Protection Agency. Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5). 2018.https://www.epa.gov/ccl/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5 (accessed 17 April 2019) Google ScholarVollmer M, Rhee T, Rigby M et al.. Modern inhalation anesthetics: potent greenhouse gases in the global atmosphere. Geophys Res Lett. 2015;42:1606–1611 Google ScholarXie Y. Green pharmaceutical supply chain in the UK: a cross boundary approach. 2012. https://tinyurl.com/yyvnvayg (accessed 17 April 2019) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 May 2019Volume 1Issue 5ISSN (print): 2631-8385ISSN (online): 2631-8393 Metrics History Published online 8 May 2019 Published in print 2 May 2019 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download