Environmental impact of switching from the synthetic glucocorticoid prednisolone to the natural alkaloid berberine.

Low amounts of human pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment can affect bacteria, animals and ultimately humans. Here, the environmental consequences of a shift in prescription behavior from prednisolone to berberine was modeled using an environmental decision support system based on four consecu...

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Main Authors: Iris E Allijn, Rik Oldenkamp, Gert Storm, Ad M J Ragas, Raymond M Schiffelers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6002123?pdf=render