The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project ‘Prioritisation and risk evaluation of medicines in the environment’ (PREMIER) has launched its database on environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals. The PREMIER database is an open platform to support science-based decisions during the assessment of potential risks of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. ECT is involved in PREMIER as […]
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of medicines for human use can be released to the environment during the manufacturing process, following use by patients or when unused medicines are disposed of in an incorrect manner. As APIs are biologically active compounds, concerns have been raised about the potential effects of APIs in the environment on human […]
The environmental risks related to human and veterinary pharmaceuticals have to be assessed according to legal requirements within the authorisation procedures for pharmaceuticals. If a risk for the environment is indicated, risk mitigation measures should be proposed by the applicant and implemented within the risk management. The authorisation of a veterinary pharmaceutical can be refused […]
The widespread detection of a large variety of pharmaceuticals in the environment has raised concerns about the potential impact of these bioactive substances on the environment. Although research on the fate and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment has become an important issue and progressed significantly, a number of uncertainties remained. Therefore, the overall aim […]
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