I have three children who are very aware and are taking decisions which will mean their impact on the world will be positive.. What should I do in this contrite state?
There is evidence that medicines commonly prescribed to women do not work.There is a good deal of published research and perspectives on the oversupply of marginally beneficial, or even harmful, drugs..
If we could remove this demand for drugs along with severely reducing the waste of wrongly sold, wrongly prescribed, never-taken and out-of-shelf-life waste, this would have a significant impact on the environmental footprint of the industry.. One of the points raised was the lack of general knowledge about the impact manufacturing and delivery of medicine has on the environment.Greater public awareness may help to reduce some of this wastage through a reduction in demand..Looking forward, there is a growing dilemma that new modalities may increase the diversity of solvents – acetonitrile, for example, may be of particular concern.
The good news is that there is already some strategic collaboration happening in these areas.. As many new medicines are developed by start-ups, if we can ensure good guidance and information then we can get things right from the start.There are already collaborative groupings of start-ups, and linking these with the information flow on alternatives and economics could be highly beneficial..
The group agreed that framing the driver for change around waste reduction and sustainable economics, together with greater public and business awareness and, would help to push the agenda in the right direction.. Regulators and regulations can be enablers for change, rather than inertial.
The more consistent and proactive enablers, the better; they could create an environment where positive change can happen quickly within a clear, consistent economic playing field.. New technologies, including AI models to help predict the presence of harmful impurities alongside developments in impurity detection at parts per trillion levels, could be extremely useful.Of course, the industry’s aging workforce and skills shortage means that we also need to make the industry more attractive for workers in order to overcome other problems we’re facing.
We need to be clever in our approach to getting workers to engage with technology, because many of them are frightened and reticent about its adoption.The solution lies in enabling access for people.
Lamont says it's important that consultants understand that and believes we also need to focus on getting more consultants back on construction sites.People need to better understand the practical impact of their design decisions in the field.
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