Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: A hospital pharmacy's perspective. / El impacto ambiental de los medicamentos: una mirada desde la farmacia hospitalaria.
Farm Hosp
; 48 Suppl 1: S13-S20, 2024 Jul.
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em En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39097362
ABSTRACT
Drugs do not disappear once they have been excreted. In fact, 992 active principles have already been measured in the different environmental matrices. A recent study led by scientists from the University of York has studied the presence of drugs in the rivers of more than 100 different countries, showing that environmental contamination by pharmaceuticals is a global issue and that, concentrations found are frequently harmful to the environment. In this work, we have tried to briefly expose the problem of environmental contamination with medicines, but above all, we have tried to address the possible solutions, with a perspective from the field of hospital pharmacy. This is a very complex matter (a wicked problem), since it involves multiple stakeholders with different visions and interests regarding medicines. In order to find solutions, we will probably need to act at all steps of the drug's life cycle. Until now, health professionals have been part of the problem. It is time for us to be part of the solution.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviço de Farmácia Hospitalar
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Es
Revista:
Farm Hosp
Assunto da revista:
FARMACIA
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HOSPITAIS
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de publicação:
Espanha