Table 1 Environmental protection in pharmacists’ codes of conduct
From: Research on developing environmental ethics in pharmacists’ activities
| Country | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Content of explicit provisions | Content of implicit provisions | |
| Australia | General obligation for pharmacists to protect the environment | |
| Finland | General obligation for pharmacists and pharmacies to answer the health needs of the patients, community, and society | |
| France | General obligation for pharmacists to act in the interest of patients and public health | |
| Hungary | General obligation for pharmacists to protect the environment | |
| Romania | General obligation for pharmacists to protect the environmenta | General obligation for pharmacists to act in the interest of patients and public health |
| Specific obligations for pharmacists in pharmacies regarding environmental protection: waste management and patient counselinga | ||
| Spain | General obligation for pharmacists to protect the environment | |
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Specific obligations for pharmacists regarding environmental protection: waste management and patient counseling | ||
| US | General obligation for pharmacists and pharmacies to answer the health needs of the patients, community, and society | |