In 2022, the Drôme-Ardèche private hospital put an end to the use of polluting gases in anaesthesia. Thanks to a powerful communication campaign, the move went like clockwork.
PUI deploys environmentally-friendly, cost-effective actions
Optimization of intervention kits, replacement of single-use outfits, alternatives to drugs that generate the most waste... at the PUI de Versailles, actions in favor of sustainable development are multiplying, with real economies of scale at the end of the day.
5 extra weeks to complete the survey!
National survey "Medicines in hospitals: why and how much are we throwing away? The deadline for responses has been extended to March 16, 2025. Get involved!
An innovative project for eco-responsible prescribing
The PEPA (Prescription Écoresponsable des Produits Anticoagulants) project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of anticoagulants.
#BalanceTonGaspi: after the nurses, the hospitals!
Following the example of private nurses, pharmacists in healthcare establishments want to put an end to drug wastage.
HADAN, responsible HAH!
In 2021, HADAN will be reducing waste in the patient's home and reusing medical devices - a win-win situation economically, ecologically and socially.
At Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital maternity hospital, single use is not systematic
The facility has decided to switch to reusable medical devices for vaginal delivery packs. It took the team a year to implement the project, following a comparative study based on three pillars: economic, environmental and social.
Titanium dioxide, banned in food, authorized for use in medicines
The C2DS Pharmacy Club, in collaboration with the Avicenn association, is launching a survey of hospital pharmacists.
Convergence infirmière: "Balance ton gaspi!
Since the widespread use of single-use equipment, private practice nurses have noticed a huge waste in the world of home care. "Waste doesn't stop at the hospital door, it continues into the patient's home".
Reprocessing: Club pharma takes position to authorize processing in France
Reprocessing consists in reusing a medical device that has been designated as single-use by its manufacturer. Prohibited in France, it has been practiced for 20 years in the United States and Germany. C2DS calls on parliamentarians.
Pharmacy Club
Pharmacists are strategic players in a facility's sustainable approach. Join the collective action!
Anaesthetic gases: invisible, odourless but polluting
The gases used to anesthetize patients are invisible and often odorless, but they generate very real pollution.
A resolutely committed pharmacy
"Be the change you want to see in the world". Olivier Bascoulès echoes Gandhi's words more and more every day in his Ariège pharmacy in Lézat-sur-Lèze (population 2,300), which has been committed to sustainable development since 2015.
A committed pharmacist
Gérard Saurel is a committed pharmacist, and the Saint-Pierre pharmacy in Perpignan was one of the first pharmacies to join the C2DS. An invitation from Pierre Fabre Laboratories to take part in an information day on nature and the environment was enough to make him a sustainable development activist... in his pharmacy. As a health care professional, he's an agent of change in his own store!