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Policy Brief No. 201

How Does the Health System Impact Our World?: Health, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of IntravenousVersus Oral Paracetamol for Surgeries

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– The pharmaceutical industry is a significant emitter of carbon emissions, which accelerates climate change and directly affects human health and health systems.

– The safety and efficacy profiles of intravenous (IV) and oral paracetamol for patients undergoing surgeries are comparable.

– Switching from IV to oral paracetamol, unless contraindicated, can offer significant economic and environmental benefits.

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