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Letters in Drug Design & Discovery

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1808
ISSN (Online): 1875-628X

Drug Design Should Involve Consideration of Environmental Risk and Hazard

Author(s): B. Gunnarsson and A. Wennmalm

Volume 5, Issue 4, 2008

Page: [232 - 235] Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/157018008784619942

Price: $65

Abstract

Human drugs may cause negative environmental effects. In Sweden systems for classification of drug environmental risk and hazard have been used for five years. Environmental data on human drugs are often missing, or reveal unfavourable environmental properties. The pharmaceutical producers should highlight environmental precaution when designing new drugs.

Keywords: Environment, Human drugs, Risk assessment, Hazard assessment, Sewage water, Drug legislation

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