The urgent need for designing greener drugs

Tomas Brodin; Michael G. Bertram; Kathryn E. Arnold; Alistair B.A. Boxall; Bryan W. Brooks; Daniel Cerveny; Manuela Jörg; Karen A. Kidd; Unax Lertxundi; Jake M. Martin; Lauren T. May; Erin S. McCallum; Marcus Michelangeli; Charles R. Tyler; Bob B.M. Wong; Klaus Kümmerer; Gorka Orive

doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01374-y

The urgent need for designing greener drugs

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Authors

Tomas Brodin
Michael G. Bertram
Kathryn E. Arnold
Alistair B.A. Boxall
Bryan W. Brooks
Daniel Cerveny
Manuela Jörg
Karen A. Kidd
Unax Lertxundi
Jake M. Martin
Lauren T. May
Erin S. McCallum
Marcus Michelangeli
Charles R. Tyler
Bob B.M. Wong
Klaus Kümmerer
Gorka Orive

The pervasive contamination of ecosystems with active pharmaceutical ingredients poses a serious threat to biodiversity, ecosystem services and public health. Urgent action is needed to design greener drugs that maintain efficacy but also minimize environmental impact.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	7
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	949-951
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2398-9629
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01374-y
Publication status	Published - 08.2024

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Chemistry - Drug regulation, environmental impact

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The urgent need for designing greener drugs

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