European Pharma Pushes Back Against ‘Discriminatory’ New EU Drug Pollution Proposals

European Commission Insists Its Measures Against Pharmaceutical Pollution Have Wide Support

Medicines for Europe, along with EFPIA and the AESGP, say that the ‘polluter pays’ principle behind proposed new European rules on wastewater treatment would saddle pharmaceutical manufacturers with costs that “jeopardize patient access.”

Four wastewater treatment sedimentation pools containing blue-ish liquid, seen from above
Drug Producers Would Have To Pay Wastewater Plants According To Products' Polluting Potential • Source: Shutterstock

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