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 onenvironmental 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 thefirst one dealing with this important topic. INDICE: General Aspects.- Green and sustainable Pharmacy.- Pharmaceuticalsin the Water Cycle: Moving from a Problem to a Solution.- What can we learn from Green Chemistry?.- Development, Synthesis and Production of Pharmaceuticals.- Production of Pharmaceuticals - Some General Aspects.- Green Metrics and practical examples.- Examples from Industrial Practice in Lead Development Using in-silico Methods.- Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering.-The Role of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery.- Use and Disposal of Pharmaceuticals.- Pharmacovigilance and Ecopharmacology.- Perspectives for Changing Prescription and Disposal Routines.- Experiences with Swedish Classification System.- Pharmaceutical Waste.- Handling of unused and out dated pharmaceuticals - an European Survey.- Future Consumption.- Emission Management.- Point Sources of Human Pharmaceuticals into the Aquatic Environment.- Managing Diffuse Sources.- An Integrated Management Strategy.- Incentives, Regulation and the Market.- European Regulations.- The regulators' Perspective.- Incentives.- The View of the Drinking Water Industries.- The View of a Bank.- Research Needs and Outlook.- Research Challenges in Green Pharmaceuticals.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-05198-2
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 220
- Fecha Publicación: 15/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés