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One Health Prescribing – New Analytical Methods to Inform Formulary Changes to Chiral Pharmaceuticals for Environmentally Friendlier Medicines

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Project Description

There is a need to reduce pollutants at source instead of relying on water treatment for their removal. The One Health Breakthrough Partnership is working to reduce pharmaceutical pollution entering the environment. This includes prescribing medicines that have less environmental impact based on environmental risk assessment.

A Scottish Government Hydronations Scholarship in partnership with the James Hutton Institute.

Status Project Live
Value £106,839.00
Project Dates Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2027

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