Safer Pharma

How we are ensuring the healthcare sector minimises pharmaceutical pollution and antimicrobial resistance:

To prevent harmful pharmaceuticals from entering the environment and harming human health, healthcare must ensure the safe production, proper use, disposal, and treatment of pharmaceuticals.

We work closely with the healthcare sector to reduce the impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment and human health at all stages of their life cycle.

To ensure the continued efficacy of key medicines, healthcare must address the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials.

We work closely with health professionals across Europe to ensure responsible antibiotic prescribing practices. We also advocate for antimicrobial waste reduction and better management where reducing waste is not possible.

By advocating for ambitious measures throughout the life cycle of medicines, we work to minimise the entry of pharmaceutical residues into the environment.

A crucial part of our work mobilises pharmacists to use their trusted voices to advocate the sustainable and responsible use and disposal of pharmaceuticals.

Safer Pharma projects

AMR EDUCare (2023-2025)

Training health professionals to reduce the spread of and exposure to antimicrobial resistance.

PharmaSmart (2023-2025)

Helping pharmacists build their green skills in greening pharmaceutical practice

CAREFOOD (2022-2023)

We empower healthcare professionals to end farming practices that spread antimicrobial resistance.

Featured Safer Pharma resources

Report on the role of pharmacists championing the green transition

This report showcases initiatives across Europe, where pharmacists are promoting responsible medicine use and reducing pharmaceutical waste.

Press kit on antimicrobial resistance

This press kit provides journalists with essential information on antimicrobial resistance and its effects on human and environmental health.

Procuring for greener pharma

This report presents recommendations and supporting case studies on how to include sustainability criteria in medicine purchasing.

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How healthcare professionals can be advocates for greener healthcare

This session provided an overview of communications resources for healthcare professionals to engage in advocacy.

Online press briefing | Antimicrobial resistance: A major global health threat

An online press briefing for journalists and all interested stakeholders to answer vital questions surrounding antimicrobial resistance.

Tackling AMR in Europe’s healthcare facilities

In this webinar we presented the results of HCWH Europe's survey to identify best practice to tackle AMR in healthcare facilities across Europe.

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How your patients can reduce pharmaceutical pollution at home

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