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A co-design approach to reducing pharmaceutical waste

MacLean, Laura (1); Marji, Hazar Taissier (1,2); Urquhart, Lewis (1); Robinson, Andrew (1); Wodehouse, Andrew (1); Rodgers, Paul A. (1)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
MacLean, Laura (1); Marji, Hazar Taissier (1,2); Urquhart, Lewis (1); Robinson, Andrew (1); Wodehouse, Andrew (1); Rodgers, Paul A. (1)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom; 2: German Jordanian University, Jordan
Page(s):
1781-1790
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10536
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Pharmaceutical waste (PW) poses environmental, economic and public health challenges, yet effective solutions remain underexplored. This study used a co-design approach across two NHS Scotland workshops to examine medicine-use experiences and generate interventions. Three concepts emerged: transparent patient packaging, a tactile communication aid and a gamified virtual medicine-cabinet app, highlighting the value of bottom-up design methods for addressing PW.
Keywords:
co-design, sustainable design, healthcare design
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