New paper in Nature Sustainability

Brodin, T.*, Bertram, M.G.*, Arnold, K., Boxall, A.B.A., Brooks, B.W., Cerveny, D., Jörg, M., Kidd, K.A., Lertxundi, U., Martin, J.M., May, L.T., McCallum, E.S., Michelangeli, M., Tyler, C.R., Wong, B.B.M., Kümmerer, K.†, Orive, G.† 2024. The urgent need for designing greener drugs. Nat. Sustain. 7, 949–951. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01374-y | PDF * Co-first authors, † Co-last authors.

ABSTRACT

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.