The environmental elephant in the office: medications
Primary care plays an integral role in the creation of a low-carbon health system, and the unappreciated environmental consequences involved in prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) medications is a prime example. As family physicians, our CanMEDS roles, dedication to resource stewardship, and
Authors
- Myles Sergeant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-6338)
- Elizaveta Zvereva
- Woody Nash
- Emma McDermott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-6509)
- Sujane Kandasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-2783)
- Anthony Train
- Roland Halil
- Robert J. Douglass
- Danish Zahid
Institutions
- Queen's University (CA)
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CA)
- Canadian Pharmacists Association (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Family Physician
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7104233
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01