Universities must teach future pharmacists about protecting the environment

摘要

Our planet is unequivocally in climate and ecological crisis, and healthcare is a major contributor. According to an article published in the Lancet in 2020, healthcare accounts for 1–5 of total global environmental impacts and more than 5 of national environmental impacts in some countries 1 . In England, medicines account for a staggering 25 of NHS emissions 2 .