Medications degrade over time, meaning they may not work as intended once they reach and pass their expiry date.
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Modern pharmaceuticals have revolutionised disease prevention and treatment. But eventually, the chemicals can end up in rivers, oceans and soils.
Modern pharmaceuticals have saved millions of lives, however, there is growing concern that these same drugs may pose a real ecological concern for human and non-human life alike.
We must stop using biosolids for farmlands immediately, especially when alternative ways to recycle wastewater sludge already exist.
Inspired by amber and hard candy, researchers figured out a new, needle-free, shelf-stable way to preserve vaccines, making them easier to ship and administer around the world.
The pharmaceutical waste from Buffalo City dump sites reveals that the sale of over-the-counter drugs remains vastly unregulated and under-researched.
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecotoxicogenomics and Endocrine Disruption Laboratory, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Professor/Professeure titulaire, Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Director, AIDS and Society Research Unit, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Pharmaceutics, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Lecturer and Group Leader, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
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Research Fellow & Lab Head in Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
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Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape