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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Development, Synthesis and Production and Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
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Development, Synthesis and Production and Disribution of Pharmaceuticals
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Use and Disposal of Pharmaceuticals
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Green and Sustainable Pharmacy
Editors: Klaus Kümmerer, Maximilian Hempel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05199-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05198-2Published: 18 May 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42429-8Published: 31 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-05199-9Published: 16 June 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 313
Topics: Environmental Management, Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Sustainable Development