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 10 Green Prescription Habits The Stockholm County Council gives doctors the following prescribing advice: 1. Follow "Kloka Listan," Stockholm County Council's "Wise List" of recommended drugs for common diseases. Always take cost effectiveness and environmental impact into account when comparing medications that are equally safe and suitable for the purpose. 2. Prescribe starter packs. 3. Prescribe refill packs if available. 4. Encourage patients to return unused medications to the pharmacy. 5. Inform patients of the importance of also returning used estrogen patches to the pharmacy and avoiding flushing them down the toilet, since most of the estrogen remains in the patch after use. 6. After being used inhalers can still contain active substance. Ask the patients to read the enclosed instruction carefully and to bring these inhalators to the pharmacy. 7. Do not prescribe more medications than can be used; if in doubt, repeating the prescription is preferable. 8. Review and regularly reassess the patient's total consumption of medication in order to reduce waste. 9. Learn more about which ones of "your" drugs have the largest environmental impact. Can they be replaced? Please contact the representatives of the pharmaceutical manufacturer, if you do not find a certain substance in the table.