EU Drug Approvals Could Be Denied If Environmental Risks Not Properly Assessed

As part of its revision of the EU medicines legislation, the European Commission is proposing tighter rules to reduce the environmental impact of medicines. Companies may want to start thinking now about whether their current environmental risk assessment processes would meet the likely new requirements.

A lake in the shape of the world's continents in the middle of untouched nature. A metaphor for ecological travel, conservation
Efforts are under way to reduce the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals • Source: Shutterstock

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