Do you think medicines can be prescribed in a more eco-directed, greener way? A qualitative study based on public and prescriber focus groups on the impact of pharmaceuticals in Scotland’s water environment

Niemi, Lydia; Anderson, Claire; Arakawa, Naoko; Taggart, Mark; Gibb, Stuart; Pfleger, Sharon

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088066

Do you think medicines can be prescribed in a more eco-directed, greener way? A qualitative study based on public and prescriber focus groups on the impact of pharmaceuticals in Scotland’s water environment

Niemi, Lydia; Anderson, Claire; Arakawa, Naoko; Taggart, Mark; Gibb, Stuart; Pfleger, Sharon

Authors

Lydia Niemi

Professor CLAIRE ANDERSON CLAIRE.ANDERSON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL PHARMACY

Dr NAOKO ARAKAWA Naoko.Arakawa@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Mark Taggart

Stuart Gibb

Sharon Pfleger

Citation

Niemi, L., Anderson, C., Arakawa, N., Taggart, M., Gibb, S., & Pfleger, S. (2025). Do you think medicines can be prescribed in a more eco-directed, greener way? A qualitative study based on public and prescriber focus groups on the impact of pharmaceuticals in Scotland’s water environment. BMJ Open, 15, Article e088066. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088066

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 9, 2024
Online Publication Date	Jan 20, 2025
Publication Date	Jan 20, 2025
Deposit Date	Jan 21, 2025
Publicly Available Date	Jan 22, 2025
Journal	BMJ Open
Electronic ISSN	2044-6055
Publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	15
Article Number	e088066
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088066
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/44422795
Publisher URL	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e088066