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Sustainable Pharmaceutical Packaging: Integrating Eco-Service Design and Circular Economy for Patient-Centered Innovation

Authors
Jiyuan Wang1, *
1University of the Arts London, Elephant and Castle, London, SE1 6SB, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: bradleywjy@outlook.com
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Jiyuan Wang
Available Online 26 June 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-770-0_35How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Pharmaceutical packaging; Sustainable innovation; Service system design; Eco-service design; Circular economy; Patient-centred; Well-being design
Abstract

Traditional pharmaceutical packaging has focused on functionality but neglected sustainability, patient needs, and its potential values for individuals, society and the environment. This paper examines the connection between pharmaceutical packaging and its stakeholders, assessing current sustainable management practices. By analysing existing innovations and using the Eco-Service design evaluation method, this paper maps the pharmaceutical packaging production and service chain to identify key barriers and opportunities, aiming to propose systemic solutions for pharmaceutical packaging innovation in the context of service design and circular economy to demonstrate the feasibility. By drawing on the experience of the food industry, this paper explores how RFID-enabled reusable pillboxes can be integrated into existing pharmaceutical packaging service systems to reduce packaging waste at multiple levels, minimise the environmental footprint, and improve patient experience. It provides a novel way to inspire further pharmaceutical packaging researchers to promote more sustainable and focused patient well-being through multiple perspectives, including service systems.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 3rd International Conference on Digital Economy and Management Science (CDEMS 2025)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
26 June 2025
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978-94-6463-770-0
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-770-0_35How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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