Medications contribute to GHG pollution and have other impacts on the environment including contamination of air, water, and soil. In this recent article, the authors – Dr. Ilona Hale, and two Collaborative Centre members, Dr. Samantha Green and Ivy Lam – discuss the Evidence, Collaboration, Options, Review Rx (ECO-Rx) framework which was designed to support appropriate use of medications through: evidence – use high-quality evidence to guide diagnosis and treatment; collaboration – involve patients in all treatment decisions; options -always consider nonpharmacologic or more sustainable pharmacologic options; and review Rx—regularly review existing prescriptions and deprescribe appropriately.
