Revisión biblográfica de las prácticas de compra verde y su aplicación a la industria farmacéutica

Abstract

Logistics activities play a prominent role in activating manufacturers and distribution channels, and pharmacies. It is considered as a development area for the pharmaceutical sector. Green logistics can be used to minimize the negative impacts of these activities on the environment because of the competition among pharmaceutical companies, environmental laws, environmental awareness and high consumer sensitivity. The inventory management of medicines is different depending on their specific characteristics with other products. Medicines are among perishable items. If each of them expires, it can be used no longer and a cost is incured for its disposal. One of the most important things in the pharmaceutical industry is to study the risks and benefits of medicines with regard to human health, not the impact on the environment. In the pharmaceutical sector, all environmental information of drug manufacturers is confidential, due to competition between companies and strict laws of green claims. This article examines the uses of green logistics in the pharmaceutical industry through a review of the published scientific literature. The results and conclusions of this review will allows us to sort through articles and review different situations, to identify all the changes over time with the objective to find research gaps.