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Hi all,<br>
You might want to look at what Stockholm has put together regarding the
ecotoxicity of drugs. See,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?type=document&id=1860">www.noharm.org/details.cfm?type=document&id=1860</a><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="65">Catherine Zimmer
Health Care Specialist
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
University of Minnesota
612.624.4635, 800.247.0015
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Helping Minnesota businesses maximize resource efficiency, increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, and prevent pollution</pre>
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Gressitt, Stevan wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I have been asked to
nominate several drugs for their “destructibilitiness.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">As I understand it any
physical characteristic that is
available should be considered. For the poor scientifically challenged
MD that
is me, that means the top 3 acidic, basic, soluble in water insoluble
in water,
highest molecular weight API, lightest molecular weight API, best
enteric
coating, most complex gel-patch format structure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Should the 3 most
persistent be included, 3 most toxic? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I may be off base in the
above listing so would appreciate
critique. Since I don’t prescribe anything based on that list though,
does anybody else on this list have the ability to plug drug names or
formats
into those lists?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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