Design and Modeling of Sustainable Environment in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Practices

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 449 - 459, 30.10.2024

Chiranjeev Singh , Prachi Gurudiwan

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1575487

Abstract

Pharmaceuticals have detrimental environmental effects, including their effect on the greenhouse gas emissions of medical care; hence, pharmacists address climate and biodiversity problems. Education and understanding are essential to facilitate Environmental Sustainability (ES) in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Practices (PP) (ESPP). This study aimed to investigate Australian pharmacy undergraduates' understanding and views about ES and the ESPP program material. Responders were polled using a survey administered. The survey consisted of two primary portions: the New Environmental Perspective (NEP) to assess people's ecological mindset scores and a section regarding their opinions and curricular experiences of ES procedures, adjusted from previously released questionnaires. The notification with the survey User Recourse Locator (URL) was distributed through online platforms, Australian pharmaceutical student organizations, and direct outreach. Quantitative information was presented descriptively. Thematic analysis of qualitative data from open-ended question replies was conducted using a reflexive, recursive methodology. Answers that needed to be included should have been included in the evaluation. Among the 165 replies, 98% had already acquired information on ES. Under 12% possessed an awareness of ESPP, and only 7.9% recognized the inclusion of ESPP topics in the pharmaceutical syllabus. 65% of participants saw the ESPP as pertinent to prospective PP. 89% asserted that the pharmacy profession must implement sustainability efforts in providing pharmaceutical treatment. Australian pharmacy learners needed to exhibit more awareness of ESPP, and a limited number reported curricular involvement with ESPP topics within their pharmacy programs. ESPP material represents a significant domain for enhancement within pharmacy courses.

Keywords

Pharmacy, pharmaceutical practice, sustainability, environment

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