Green and Sustainable Pharmacy

1. Why Green and Sustainable Pharmacy?
Klaus Kümmerer

2. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Moving from a Problem to a Solution
John P. Sumpter

3. Pharmaceuticals in Society
David J. Triggle

4. Green(er) Pharmacy
James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Louise Summerton

5. Creating a Sustainability Culture – A (Human Resources) Management Perspective for Sustainable Pharmacy
Michael Läufer

6. Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Pharmaceutical Usage: Linkages Between Healthcare Practices and the Environment
Christian G. Daughton, Ilene S. Ruhoy

7. Ecopharmacostewardship – A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective
David Taylor

8. Protein and Peptide Therapeuticals: An Example of “Benign by Nature” Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Jürg Oliver Straub

9. Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering
Klaus Kümmerer

10. Options for a More Environmentally Friendly Handling of Pharmaceuticals
Konrad Götz, Jutta Deffner

11. Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste in Households – A European Survey
Gerald Vollmer

12. Pharmaceutical Waste: The Patient Role
Staffan Castensson, Anders Ekedahl

13. Forecast of Pharmaceutical Consumption in the Netherlands Using Demographic Projections
Monique van der Aa, Geertjan Kommer

14. Point Sources of Human Pharmaceuticals into the Aquatic Environment
Kevin V. Thomas, Katherine H. Langford

15. Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: An Integrated Strategy for Reducing the Contamination of Water Bodies
Florian Keil

16. Experiences with the Swedish Environmental Classification Scheme
Åke Wennmalm, Bo Gunnarsson

17. European Regulations
Eleftheria Kampa, Thomas Dworak, Cornelius Laaser, Rodrigo Vidaurre

18. Regulation and the Market-Incentives
Benoît Roig, Evelyne Touraud

19. Do Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Present an Investment Risk?
Andreas Holzer

20. Sustainable Health Products and Service Solutions in the Year 2050
Ludwig Metz, Klaus Kümmerer

21. Summary and Outlook
Klaus Kümmerer, Maximilian Hempel, Hans-Christian Schaefer, Florian Keil

Keywords: Environment, Environmental Management, Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Sustainable Development