THE third annual MedsAware campaign starts today, highlighting the benefits of deprescribing for both people and the planet.
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) in partnership with the Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN) launched its annual MedsAware: Deprescribing Action Week campaign with a focus on sustainability.
MedsAware aims to encourage conversations between people, carers and healthcare providers on the benefits of deprescribing and the risks associated with inappropriate medicine use, thereby reducing preventable medicines-related harm and hospitalisation.
With pharmaceuticals making up close to 20% of all healthcare-related greenhouse emissions in Australia, MedsAware is highlighting how deprescribing can also reduce environmentalimpact.
"Deprescribing is a win-win action - reduction in medication misadventure risk and financial cost for patients, and reduction in environmental impact of the manufacture, use and disposal of medicines," said Grace Wong, Founding Member of AdPha's Climate and Health Specialty Practice Group and Founder of Pharmacists for the Environment.
"This type of campaign has the potential to drive simple conversations and create change, one small step at a time."
AdPha has included sustainability as one of the five pillars of the recently launched Yindyamarra 2030 six-year strategic plan (PD 04 Mar).
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